Vocabulary Word Builder Unit 1 Vocabulary Workshop Name______

Word Meaning Mnemonic/Visual (v) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty Admonish Syn: warn, call on the carpet Ant: praise, pat on the back

(adj) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

Cumbersom Syn: ponderous e Ant: manageable, easy to handle

(n) n. a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v) to bring to such a standstill Deadlock Syn: standoff, stalemate, impasse Ant: agreement, accord, breakthrough

(n) scattered fragments, wreckage

Debris Syn: rubble, flotsam and jetsam

(v) v. to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj) wordy, long- winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread Diffuse Syn: (v) disperse; (adj) rambling, verbose Ant: (v) concentrate; (adj) brief, concise, succinct

(n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

Dilemma Syn: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind Ant: cinch

(adj) adj. stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind Opinionated Syn: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible Ant: open-minded, reasonable

(adj) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n) a plant that lives for many years Perennial Syn: (adj) enduring, recurring Ant: (adj) brief, short-lived, fleeting

(v) to let go, give up

Relinquish Syn: surrender, abandon Ant: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to

(v) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n) property thus saved

Salvage Syn: (v) rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim Ant: (v) abandon, scrap, junk