Vocab Unit # 1A – Due Date: _______________
Name: ___________________________ Period: _____
Directions: Using the part of speech and definition, list as many words as you can that you associate with each word, write or draw a clue that
helps you remember each word, and then create an original sentence that uses the word correctly and gives context clues as to its meaning.
Word, part of speech & definition
1. admonish (v)
to caution or advise against
something; to scold mildly, to
remind of a duty
2. breach (n)
an opening; gap, rupture, rift; a
violation or infraction; (v) to
create an opening, break through
3.
brigand (n) a bandit,
robber, outlaw,
highwayman
4. circumspect (adj)
careful; cautious
5. commandeer (v)
to seize for military or official use
6. cumbersome (adj)
clumsy, hard to handle; slowmoving
7. deadlock (n)
a standstill resulting from the
opposition of two equal forces or
factions
Word Association
Clue (symbol or drawing)
Original Sentence
Vocab Unit # 1A – Due Date: _______________
Name: ___________________________ Period: _____
Directions: Using the part of speech and definition, list as many words as you can that you associate with each word, write or draw a clue that
helps you remember each word, and then create an original sentence that uses the word correctly and gives context clues as to its meaning.
8. debris (n)
Scattered fragments;
wreckage
9.
diffuse (v) to spread or
scatter freely or widely
(adj) wordy, long-winded, or
unfocused; scattered or widely
spread
10. dilemma (n)
a difficult or perplexing situation
or problem