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Level D Unit 1
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Admonish (v) To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
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Breach (n,v) (n) An opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction (v) to create an opening, break through
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Brigand (n) A bandit, robber, outlaw
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Circumspect (adj) Careful, cautious
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Commandeer (v) To seize for military or official use
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Cumbersome (adj) Clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
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Deadlock (n, v) (n) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions (v) to bring to such a standstill
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Debris (n) Scattered fragments, wreckage
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Diffuse (v, adj) (v) to spread or scatter freely or wildly
(adj) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused
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Dilemma (n) A difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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Efface (v) To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
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Muddle (v, n) (v) to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by
(n) a hopeless mess
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Opinionated (adj) Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind
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Perennial (adj, n) (adj) lasting for a long time, persistent
(n) a plant that lives for many years
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Predispose (v) To incline to beforehand
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Relinquish (v) To let go, give up
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Salvage (v, n) (v) to save from fire or shipwreck
(n) property thus saved
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Spasmodic (adj) Sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
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Spurious (adj) Not genuine, not true, not valid
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Unbridled (adj) Lacking in restraint
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Unit One Mnemonic Devices
A mnemonic device is a mind memory and/or learning aid. Commonly, mnemonics are verbal—such as a very short poem or a special word used to help a person remember something. Examples??? Homework: create a mnemonic device for each of the twenty words of unit one. It must be something that will help you remember the definition of each word. Be prepared to share with the class!
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