VOCABULARY

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ADMONISHVerb- To caution or advise

against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

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Mrs. Woodard

BREACH

Noun- an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction;

Verb- to create an opening, break through

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Ex- A black hole is a breach in space and time.

BRIGAND

Noun- a bandit, robber, highwayman, outlaw

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Ex. Robin Hood had the best of intentions even though he was a brigand.

CIRCUMSPECT

Adjective- Careful, Cautious

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Admiral Akbar would ask that you be circumspect….cause it’s a trap.

COMMANDEER

Verb- To seize for military or official use

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The above image is not an official seizing something for official use… this is thievery. It is wrong. Antonyms for the win.

CUMBERSOMEAdjective- clumsy, hard to

handle; slow moving

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DEADLOCKNoun- a standstill resulting

from the opposition of two equal forces or factions

Verb- to bring to such a standstill

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DEBRISNoun- Scattered fragments,

wreckage

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DIFFUSEVerb- to spread or scatter

freely or widelyAdjective- wordy, longwinded,

unfocused; scattered or widely spread

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Ex- Light diffuses over distance as the waves separate and expand out from each other.

DILEMMANoun- A difficult or perplexing

situation or problem

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Ex- Homer had the dilemma of choosing a donut or getting a divorce…. The donut won.