1. Vocabulary Unit 1
English 1 CP

2. 1. Admonish
(verb) To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
Synonym: warn, call on the carpet
Antonym: praise, pat on the back

3. Admonish

4. 2. Breach
(noun) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction
(verb) to create an opening, break through
Synonym: infringement, rupture, break
Antonym: close, seal

5. Breach

6. 3. Brigand (noun) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
Synonym: robber, outlaw, desperado, cutthroat
Antonym: policeman, guard, law

7. Brigand

8. 4. Circumspect (adjective) careful, cautious
Synonym: wary, prudent, guarded
Antonym: policeman, guard, law

9. Circumspect

10. 5. Commandeer (verb) to seize for military or official use
Synonyms: take over, requisition, expropriate
Antonym: give, hand over, appropriate

11. Commandeer

12. 6. Cumbersome (adjective) clumsy, hard to handle, slow-moving
Synonym: unwieldy, heavy, huge, graceless
Antonym: manageable, easy to handle, light

13. Cumbersome

14. 7. Deadlock
(noun) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions
(verb) to bring to such a standstill
Synonym: standoff, stalemate, impasse
Antonym: agreement, accord, breakthrough

15. Deadlock

16. 8. Debris (noun) scattered fragments, wreckage
Synonym : rubble, rubbish, waste, litter, scrap
Antonym: cleanliness, purity, neatness, sense

17. Debris

18. 9. Diffuse (verb) to spread or scatter freely or widely
(adjective) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
Synonym: (verb) disperse (adj) rambling, verbose, prolix
Antonym: (verb) concentrate (adj) brief, concise, succinct, to the point

19. Diffuse

20. 10. Dilemma (noun) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
Synonym: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind
Antonym: cinch

21. Dilemma

22. 11. Efface (verb) To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
Synonym: blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge
Antonym: create, improve, build, construct

23. Efface

24. 12. Muddle (verb) to make a mess of; to get by; a hopeless mess
Synonym: jumble, mess up; confusion, disorder
Antonym: orderliness, tidiness, neatness

25. Muddle

26. 13. Opinionated
(adjective) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind
Synonym: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible
Antonym: open-minded, reasonable

27. Opinionated

28. 14. Perennial
(adjective) Lasting for a long time, persistent; (noun) a plant that lies for many years.
Synonym: enduring, recurring
Antonym: brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral

29. Perennial

30. 15. Predispose (verb) To incline to beforehand
Synonym: make susceptible to
Antonym: immunize against, shield from

31. Predispose

32. 16. Relinquish (verb) to let go, give up Synonym: surrender, abandon
Antonym: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to

33. Relinquish

34. 17. Salvage
(verb) to save from fire or shipwreck; (noun) property thus saved
Synonym: rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim
Antonym: steady, continuous, chronic

35. Salvage

36. 18. Spasmodic Sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
Synonym: irregular, occasional
Antonym: steady, continuous, chronic

37. Spasmodic

38. 19. Spurious (adjective) not genuine, not true, not valid
Synonym: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus
Antonym: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid

39. Spurious

40. 20. Unbridled (adjective) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
Synonym: unrestrained, unchecked
Antonym: restrained, held in check, muted

41. Unbridled