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Admonish
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(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
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Breach
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(n.) an opening, gap; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through
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Brigand
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(n.) a bandit
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Circumspect
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(adj.) careful, cautious
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Commandeer
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(v.) to seize for military or official use
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Cumbersome
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(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle
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Deadlock
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(n.) a complete standstill; (v.) to bring to a standstill
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Debris
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(n.) scattered fragments, wreckage
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Diffuse
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(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
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Dilemma
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(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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Efface
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(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
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Muddle
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(n.) a hopeless mess; (v.) to make a mess of
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Opinionated
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(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
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Perennial
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(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years
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Predispose
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(v.) to incline to beforehand
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