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Vocabulary- Unit 1

Admonish(v) To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly

breach (n) an opening, gap, rift, a violation

or infraction (v) to create an opening, break through

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circumspect(adj.) careful, cautious

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cumbersome

A cumbersome load

(adj.) Clumsy, hard to handle; slow moving

Debris (N)

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scattered fragments, wreckage; trash left over after a wreck or a disaster

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dilemma (n) a difficult situation or problem

efface (v) to wipe out, erase, blot out

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Extinct animals have been effaced

muddle (v) to make a mess of, mess up (n) a hopeless mess, confusion

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relinquish(v) to let go, give up, surrender

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Relinquish the blame

salvage(v) to save from fire or shipwreck (n) property saved from fire or shipwreck

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spasmodic

(adj.) sudden and violent but brief; irregular

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