VOCAB WEEK 3
Dec 30, 2015
DIRECTIONS
In Section 4 of your notebook copy down the word, part of speech, and definition
For homework…
1. 2 synonyms
2. 2 antonyms
3. 2 sentences
1. ADMONISH• I hope my teacher does not
admonish me for being late.• Cops can admonish anyone who
goes over the speed limit.• Sally is going to admonish the
restaurant for poor customer service.
2. BREACH• There had been a serious breach
in their security.• Our troops were unable to breach
the enemy's lines during the battle.
• The water pouring through the breach in the dam threatened to flood the entire valley.
3. BRIGAND• He was captured by brigands
and returned to slavery.• Many were attacked by brigands
of all sorts.• Someone was murdered by
brigands.
4. CIRCUMSPECT• In this day and age, you need to be
circumspect about giving out too much personal information on the internet.
• Jack found himself circumspect of dating a woman he hardly knew.
• In the future, we must be circumspect of those who offer us riches for nothing in return.
5. COMMANDEER• The major gave the order to
commandeer the vehicle.• A military man has the right to
commandeer any material he needs to further his aim during a conflict.
• The military also commandeered five acres of land.
6. CUMBERSOME• The cumbersome girl fell at
least ten times today.• A little boy was having trouble
with the cumbersome books.• I hate when cumbersome
people walk in front of me in a crowded store.
7. DEADLOCK• The traffic on the freeway has
become a complete deadlock.• It is time to stop negotiating
when you have reached deadlock.
• Our checkers game reached a deadlock.
8. DEBRIS• There was also a vast amount of
floating debris.• The only damage sustained was
caused by flying debris.• In other places, landslide debris was
strewn across the road, blocking the way.
9. DIFFUSE• Our mom told us to diffuse the
situation.• The boss diffused fear in his
company when there was a rumor of layoffs.
• The fan diffused the smell of cookies in the house.
10. DILEMMA• This poses a dilemma for me. • Uniforms caused a major
dilemma throughout the school.
• The dilemma throughout the company needed to be diffused.