Vocab 6

7th Grade English Vocab

12 cards·by hbeguin

What does it mean to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty?

admonish

What is an opening, a gap, a rupture, a rift; to create on opening?

breach

What is another word for careful or cautious?

circumspect

What means to seize for military or official use?

commandeer

What is another word for something that is clumsy, hard to handle or slow-moving?

cumbersome

What word means a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces?

deadlock

What is scattered fragments or wreckage?

debris

What is another word for a difficult or perplexing situation or problem?

dilemma

What is to make a mess of; to get by; a hopeless mess?

muddle

What word means stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind?

opinionated

What means to last a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years?

perennial

What word means to let go or give up?

relinquish