Admonish (v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a dutysyn: warn, call on the carpetant: praise, pat on the back

Dilemma (n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problemsyn: predicament, quandary, pickle, bindant: cinch

Predispose (v.) to incline to beforehandsyn: make susceptible toant: immunize against, shield from

Brigand (n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

Efface (v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticedsyn: blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge

Spurious (adj.) not genuine, not true, not validsyn: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogusant: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid

Circumspect (adj.) careful, cautiousSyn: wary, prudent, guardedAnt: incautious, rash, reckless, heedless

Muddle (v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n). A hopeless messsyn: (v.) jumble, mess up; (n.) a hopeless messant: (n.) orderliness, tidiness, neatness

Relinquish (v) to let go, give upsyn: surrender, abandonant: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to

Commandeer (v.) to seize for military or official useSyn: take over, requisition, expropriate

Debris (n.) scattered fragments, wreckagesyn: rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam

Perennial (adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many yearssyn: (adj.) enduring, recurringant: (adj.) brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral

Cumbersome (adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-movingsyn: unwieldy, ponderousant: manageable, easy to handle

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

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

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

Unbridled (adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraintsyn: unrestrained, uncheckedant: restrained, held in check, muted

Breach (n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction;(v.) to create an opening, break through

Spasmodic (adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittentsyn: irregular, occasionalant: steady, continuous, chronic

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