<p>Vocabulary Word Builder Unit 1 Vocabulary Workshop Name______</p><p>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</p><p>(adj) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving</p><p>Cumbersom Syn: ponderous e Ant: manageable, easy to handle</p><p>(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</p><p>(n) scattered fragments, wreckage</p><p>Debris Syn: rubble, flotsam and jetsam</p><p>(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</p><p>(n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem</p><p>Dilemma Syn: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind Ant: cinch</p><p>(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</p><p>(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</p><p>(v) to let go, give up</p><p>Relinquish Syn: surrender, abandon Ant: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to</p><p>(v) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n) property thus saved</p><p>Salvage Syn: (v) rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim Ant: (v) abandon, scrap, junk</p>