Vocabulary Word Builder
Word
Admonish
Unit 1 Vocabulary Workshop
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Meaning
(v) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to
remind of a duty
Syn: warn, call on the carpet
Ant: praise, pat on the back
(adj) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
Cumbersome Syn: ponderous
Ant: manageable, easy to handle
Deadlock
(n) n. a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal
forces or factions; (v) to bring to such a standstill
Syn: standoff, stalemate, impasse
Ant: agreement, accord, breakthrough
(n) scattered fragments, wreckage
Debris
Diffuse
Syn: rubble, flotsam and jetsam
(v) v. to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj) wordy, longwinded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
Syn: (v) disperse; (adj) rambling, verbose
Ant: (v) concentrate; (adj) brief, concise, succinct
(n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
Dilemma
Opinionated
Perennial
Syn: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind
Ant: cinch
(adj) adj. stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s
own ideas, having a closed mind
Syn: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible
Ant: open-minded, reasonable
(adj) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n) a plant that lives for
many years
Syn: (adj) enduring, recurring
Ant: (adj) brief, short-lived, fleeting
(v) to let go, give up
Relinquish
Syn: surrender, abandon
Ant: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to
(v) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n) property thus saved
Salvage
Syn: (v) rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim
Ant: (v) abandon, scrap, junk
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