1. Level D
Unit 1

2. Admonish (v)
To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

3. Breach (n,v)
(n) An opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction
(v) to create an opening, break through

4. Brigand (n)
A bandit, robber, outlaw

5. Circumspect (adj)
Careful, cautious

6. Commandeer (v)
To seize for military or official use

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

8. Deadlock (n, v)
(n) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions
(v) to bring to such a standstill

9. Debris (n)
Scattered fragments, wreckage

10. Diffuse (v, adj) (v) to spread or scatter freely or wildly
(adj) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused

11. Dilemma (n)
A difficult or perplexing situation or problem

12. Efface (v)
To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

13. Muddle (v, n) (v) to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by
(n) a hopeless mess

14. Opinionated (adj)
Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind

15. Perennial (adj, n) (adj) lasting for a long time, persistent
(n) a plant that lives for many years

16. Predispose (v)
To incline to beforehand

17. Relinquish (v)
To let go, give up

18. Salvage (v, n) (v) to save from fire or shipwreck
(n) property thus saved

19. Spasmodic (adj)
Sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

20. Spurious (adj)
Not genuine, not true, not valid

21. Unbridled (adj)
Lacking in restraint

22. Unit One Mnemonic Devices
A mnemonic device is a mind memory and/or learning aid. Commonly, mnemonics are verbal—such as a very short poem or a special word used to help a person remember something.
Examples???
Homework: create a mnemonic device for each of the twenty words of unit one. It must be something that will help you remember the definition of each word. Be prepared to share with the class!