Vocabulary Flash Cards English 9 Unit 1

Words, Words, Words dilemma – n. a difficult or perplexing situation or problem muddle – v. to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by (n) a hopeless mess

Think, McFly, think! relinquish – v. to let go, give up debris – n. scattered fragments, wreckage commandeer – v. to seize for military or official use

My brain is melting! brigand – n. a bandit spurious – adj. not genuine, not true, not valid perennial – adj. lasting for a long time, persistent (n) a plant that lives for many years

My mental server is crashing! unbridled – adj. uncontrolled, lacking in restraint cumbersome – adj. clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

We faced a dilemma: Face the Wyoming street gang, or turn and run?

Backwards? Oh, no! uncontrolled, lacking in restraint unbridled – adj. lasting for a long time, persistent perennial – adj. to seize for military or official use commandeer – v.

Hey, this isn’t so hard clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving cumbersome – adj. not genuine, not true, not valid spurious – adj. a difficult or perplexing situation or problem dilemma – n.

I might do okay on this test. a bandit brigand – n. to let go, give up relinquish – v. scattered fragments, wreckage debris – n. a hopeless mess muddle – n.

Even the TV stations believed the spurious report about Lincoln.

More Words? Why not? circumspect – adj. careful, cautious efface – v. to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

Repetition, though “boring,” helps, eh? salvage – v. to save from fire or shipwreck (n.) property thus saved deadlock – n a complete standstill; (v) to bring to a standstill

Memorize a piece, recognize the whole diffuse – v. to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread opinionated – adj. stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind

20 new words isn’t too much spasmodic – adj. sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent admonish –n to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

Know them well and use them often! breach – n an opening, gap; a violation or infraction; (v) to create an opening, break through predispose – v. to incline to beforehand

The anaconda decided to be more circumspect about his dinner choices from now on.

You’re pretty good at this... an opening, gap breach – n to spread or scatter freely or widely diffuse – v. careful, cautious circumspect – adj.

Yyyyesss! to save from fire or shipwreck salvage – v. stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas opinionated – adj. to incline to beforehand predispose – v.

This is pretty much the best vocabulary ever. to wipe out; to keep oneself from being efface – v. sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent spasmodic – adj.

37/40 is an A! a complete standstill deadlock – n to caution or advise against something admonish –n

Consumer advocates admonish buyers to check products carefully before eating.