Unit 1 Vocabulary

(adj.) Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas

(v.) to let go, give up

(adj.) careful, cautious

Even her refusal to dance with him did not make a ________ in his gigantic ego.

Does this make sense?: Because of the beautiful weather we made the SPASMODIC decision to go to the beach.

(v.) to make a mess of

(n.) An opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction

In spite of weeks of practice, she made a _______ of her performance.

(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck

(v.) to seize for military or official use

(n.) A difficult or perplexing situation or problem

Does this make sense?: All passwords were reset because of a BREACH in the network.

Does this make sense?: The wind will EFFACE the pollen far and wide.

The dean ________ the members of the team for neglecting their homework assignments.

(n.) scattered fragments, wreckage

(adj.) Lacking in restraint

(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent

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

(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid

After the fire, investigators searched through the ________ for clues of the cause.

(v.) To incline to beforehand

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

(v.) To spread or scatter freely or widely

(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces

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

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

Does this make sense?: The suitcase was so CIRCUMSPECT I could barely lift it.