Admonish
To scold or advise against.
The librarian had to admonishthe rowdy students.
Breach
A gap or small rupture, to open or break through.
By the time the breach in the dam was discovered, the town was in danger of flooding.
Brigand
A thief or bandit.
In the fairy tale, the brigand ponced upon the carriage on its way to disposit gold to the castle.
Circupspect
Cautious
The dilligent student was very circumspect while working on her essay.
Commandeer
Take control, militerize
After the class behaved inappropiatly the fist three days, the teacher commandeered the classroom.
Cumbersome
Clumsy, difficult to handle
The cumbersome puppy wobbled around nocking over pots and dishes.
Deadlock
A stanstill in an argument
The boys found them selves in a deadlock when neither wanted to wash the dishes or was the table.
Debris
Wreckage, strewn everywhere
Now days, the preserved debris in the city of Pompii is consitered a historical treasure.
Diffuse
To spread throughout, worldy and unfocused
The ink slowly diffused in the water, turning it a vivid blue.
Dilemma
A difficult situation or problem.
When votes came to a tie,mwe found ourselves in a dilemma.
Efface
To wipe away, get rid of.
After moveing out, his mother began to efface any signs that he had even lived there.
Muddle
To make a mess out of, a big mess.
Due to her nervousness, her words became muddled while reciteing her paper.
Opinionated
Stobborn, one track minded abd unreasonable.
My friend is so opinionated, that sometimes she wont listen to a reasonable proposal.
Perennial
Lasting year to year,mlasting a long time.
My mother preffered to plant perennials to annuals, so to have a beautiful garden every year.
Predispose
To incline beforehand.
After hearing stories, the little boy was predisposed to the feeling that preschool is scary.
Relinquish.
To let go, give up.
The old man refused to relinquish the remains of his father’s portrait.
Salvage
To save from disaster
My mother was able to salvage some pieces of artwork from the husk of our burned home.
Spasmodic
Suddent and violent, but brief. Spastic
My brother was acting spasmodic, due to the fact that he ate too much candy.
Spurious
Not real, unvalid.
He was given an “f” on his paper, because his research was found to be spurious.
Unbridled
No restraint.
Sometimes the unbridled enthusiasm of fans can get out of hands.
