English Vocab (unit 1)

Opinionated

(ADJ) holding stubbornly and often unreasonably to one's own opinions

Spurious

(ADJ) not genuine

Muddle

(N) a confused or disordered condition, a mess; (V) to mix up in a confused or bungling manner

Perennial

(N) a plant that lasts for several years; (ADJ) lasting a very long time, enduring

Dilemma

(N) a situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is necessary

Deadlock

(N) a state in which progress is impossible, a standstill; (V) to bring or come into a standstill

Breach

(N) an opening, tear, or rupture.; A violation of a law or promise; (V) to make a hole or gap in, to break through

Brigand

(N) one who lives by robbery and plunder

Salvage

(N) property saved from a shipwreck, fire, etc.; (V) to save from a shipwreck, fire, etc.

Debris

(N) the scattered remains of something broken or destroyed; rubble or wreckage

Efface

(V) to cause to disappear by rubbing out, striking out, etc.

Relinquish

(V) to give up using or having

Predispose

(V) to make someone inclined to something in advance; to make susceptible

Commandeer

(V) to seize for military use; confiscate

Diffuse

(V) to spread out or scatter, to disseminate; (ADJ_ wordy, tending to use more words than are necessary

Admonish

(V) to warn of a fault, lightly scold

Unbridled

(ADJ) being without restraint

Circumspect

(ADJ) cautious; prudent; war; careful

Spasmodic

(ADJ) convulsive

Cumbersome

(ADJ) difficult to handle because of weight or bulk