Vocabulary

3. (v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
6. (v.) to incline to beforehand
7. bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
9. (v.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved
12. (adj.) lacking in restraint
14. (adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid
15. (n.) scattered fragments, wreckage
17. (n.)a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
18. stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
20. to seize for military or official use

1. (v.) to let go, give up
2. (adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years
4. (adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
5. (adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
8. (v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
10. (n.)a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill
11. careful, cautious
13. (n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through
16. (v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess
19. (v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed