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Brigand
a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
Debris
scattered fragments, wreckage
Dilemma
a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
Admonish
to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
Breach
to create an opening, break through; an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction
Commandeer
to seize for military or official use
Deadlock
to bring to such a standstill; a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or fractions
Efface
to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
Muddle
to make a mess of; to get by; a hopeless mess
Predispose
to incline to beforehand
Relinquish
to let go, give up
Salvage
to save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved
Circumspect
careful, cautious
Cumbersome
clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
Diffuse
wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread; to spread or scatter freely or widely
Opinionated
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
