1. Vocabulary Unit 1
I LOVE WORDS!

2. Admonish (v)
To scold mildly
To caution against doing something

3. Admonish (v) The man admonished his dog for eating the couch
cushions while he was out.

4. Breach (n and v) (n) an opening (n) a violation
(v) to create an opening
(v) to break through

5. Breach (n and v)
The humpback breached in the water and the visitors on the beach cheered.

6. Brigand (n)
a bandit

7. Brigand (n)
During the gold rush of 1849, people were often robbed by brigands.

8. Circumspect (adj)
Careful
cautious

9. Circumspect (adj.) Detective Dog believed you
should always be circumspect when you’re in a new city.

10. Commandeer (v)
To seize for military or official use

11. Commandeer (v) The military thought It was important to
commandeer Saddam
Hussein’s house and his sons’ houses
to show their strength in Iraq.

12. Cumbersome (adj)
Clumsy and hard to handle

13. Cumbersome
The early car phones were cumbersome and gigantic. They were not convienient to cart around.

14. Deadlock (n and v) (n) a complete standstill
(v) to bring to a standstill

15. Deadlock
Chicago traffic is the worst! During rush hour it is complete deadlock on all of the expressways.

16. Debris (n)
Scattred fragments
wreckage

17. Debris (n)
The debris from Japan’s tsunami is overwhelming and will take years to clean up.

18. Diffuse (v and adj) (v) to spread or scatter freely
(adj) wordy, long winded, unfocused, scattered or widely spread

19. Diffuse
When the doctors looked at the cancer cells, they seemed to be diffusing and scattering all over the body.

20. Dilemma (n)
A difficult situation or problem

21. Dilemma
The Scottish man’s dilemma was figuring out which bathroom to use!