1. 1. PICK UP TWO VOCAB SHEETS AND 5 NOTECARDS. YOU WILL NEED 5 MORE OF YOUR OWN FROM HOME. WE WILL USE BOTH SIDES. 2. NEED A LITERATURE BOOK DUE TO ABSENCE OR CHANGE OF MIND? ASK FOR A PASS TO 228 IN THIS BUILDING. 3. HAVE YOU CHECKED GRADES YET? NEW STUDENTS TO MISD WILL GET PORTAL ID AT MEET THE TEACHER OR IT WILL BE MAILED TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS. Today is Monday, September 8, 2014~~Good morning

2. VOCABULARY— UNIT ONE Week 1 & 2

4. Admonish  V. To caution or advise against something  V. To scold mildly  V. To remind of a duty

5. Breach  N. An opening, gap, rupture, rift  N. A violation or infraction  V. To create an opening, break through

6. Brigand  N. A bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

7. Circumspect  ADJ. Careful, cautious

8. Commandeer V. To seize for military or official use

9. Cumbersome  ADJ. Clumsy, hard to handle  ADJ. Slow-moving

10. Deadlock  N. A standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions  V. To bring to such a standstill

11. Debris o N. Scattered fragments, wreckage

12. Diffuse  V. To spread or scatter freely or widely  ADJ. Wordy, long-winded, or unfocused  ADJ. Scattered or widely spread

13. Dilemma  N. A difficult or perplexing situation or problem

15. Efface  V. To wipe out  V. To keep oneself from being noticed

16. Muddle  V. To make a mess of  V. Muddle through: to get by  N. A hopeless mess

17. Opinionated  ADJ. Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding one’s own ideas, having a closed mind

18. Perennial  ADJ. Lasting for a long time, persistent  N. A plant that lives for many years

19. Predispose  V. To incline to beforehand

20. Relinquish  V. To let go, give up

21. Salvage  V. To save from fire or shipwreck  N. Property thus saved

22. Spasmodic  ADJ. Sudden and violent but brief  ADJ. Fitful  ADJ. Intermittent

23. Spurious  ADJ. Not genuine, not true, not valid

24. Unbridled  ADJ. Lacking in restraint