Vocab Level D Unit 1

Definition of admonish 

• to seize for military use 
• to caution or advise against
• to take over 
• to save from fire or shipwreck

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition of cumbersome 

• clumsy, hard to handle
• uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
• stubborn and unreasonable
• persistent 

Synonym of brigand 

• deadlock 
• quandary 
• saint 
• highwayman 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

Synonym of deadlock 

• victory 
• stalemate 
• agreement 
• opening 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

Antonym of muddle 

• jumble 
• disperse 
• rescue 
• tidy

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

Definition of perennial 

• stubborn and unreasonable 
• clumsy, hard to handle 
• lasting for a long time; persistent 
• careful, cautious 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition of circumspect 

• careful, cautious 
• sudden and violent 
• not genuine 
• uncontrolled, lacking in restraint 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition of dilemma 

• a difficult or perplexing situation or problem 
• scattered fragments, wreckage 
• a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces 
• an opening, gap 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Antonym of spurious 

• unrestrained 
• false 
• stubborn 
• authentic 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

Synonym of spasmodic 

• irregular 
• steady
• false 
• clumsy 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.4A