ENGLISH FLASH CARDS

ADMONISH

• To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly,
• Synonyms: scold, reprimand
• v.

BREACH

• an opening, gap,a violation of infraction
• There are NO synonyms
• n.

BRIGAND

• a bandit, robber, or outaw
• There are NO synonyms
• n.

CIRCUMSPECT

• careful or cautious
• Synonyms: wary, prudent, guarded
• adj

COMMANDEER

• to seize for military or official use
• Synonyms: take over, expropiate
• v.

CUMBERSOME

• clumsy, hard to handle; slow moving
• Synonyms: difficult, uncomfortable
• adj.

DEADLOCK

• a standstill of two equal forces
• There are NO synonyms
• v.

DEBRIS

• scattered fragments, wreckage
• Synonyms: remains
• n.

DIFFUSE

• to spread or scatter freely or wildly
• Synonyms: disperse
• v

DILEMMA

• a difficult or perplexing situation
• Synonyms: pickle, bind
• n

EFFACE

• to wipe out, to keep oneself from being noticed
• Synonym: blow out, erase
• v.

MUDDLE

• to make a mess of, to get by
• Synonyms: jumble, mess up
• v.

OPINIONATED

• stubborn and often unreasonable
• Synonym: obstinate, pigheaded
• adj.

PERENIAL

• lasting for a long time, persistent
• Synonym: enduring, recuring
• adj.

PREDISPOSE

• to incline to beforehand
• Synonyms: tending to
• v.

RELINQUISH

• to let go, give up
• Synonym: surrender
• v.

SALVAGE

• to save from a fire or shipwreck
• Synonyms: recover, retrieve
• v.

SPASMODIC

• sudden and violent but brief
• Synonyms: irregular, occasional
• adj.

SPURIOUS

• not genuine, not true, not valid
• Synonyms: false, counterfeit, bogus
• adj.

UNBRIDLED

• lacking in restraint
• Synonyms: unrestrained, unchecked
• adj.