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| Adage |
proverb, wise saying |
| Bonanza |
A rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding; a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain. |
| Churlish |
Lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work or deal with; rude |
| Citadel |
A fortress that over looks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place |
| Collaborate |
To work with, work together |
| Decree |
An order having force of law; to issue an order; to command firmly or forcefully |
| Discordant |
Disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicted |
| Evolve |
To develop gradually; to rise to a higher level |
| Excerpt |
A passage taken from a book, article, etc.; to take such a passage; to quote |
| Grope |
To feel about hesitantly with the hands; to search blindly and uncertainly. |
| Hover |
To float or hang suspended over; to more back and forth uncertainly over or around |
| Jostle |
To make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump; shove, brush against; to compete for |
| Laggard |
A person who moves slowly or falls behind falling behind slow move, act or respond |
| Plaudits |
Applause; enthusiastic praise or approval |
| Preclude |
To make impossible, to prevent, shut out |
| Revert |
To return, go back |
| Rubble |
Broken stone or bricks; ruins |
| Servile |
Of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or servant, menial; lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive |
| Vigil |
A watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention |
| Wrangle |
To quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way to obtain by argument; to herd |
| Antics |
Ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions |
| Avowed |
Declared openly and without shame, acknowledge |
| Banter |
To exchange playful remarks, tease talk that is playful and teasing |
| Bountiful |
Giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly |
| Congested |
Overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess |
| Detriment |
Harm or loss; injury damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss or damage |
| Durable |
Sturdy not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time |
| Enterprising |
energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination |
| Frugal |
Cheap |
| Gingerly |
With extreme care or caution |
| Glut |
To provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; an oversupply |
| Incognito |
In disguised state |
| Invalidate |
To make valueless, take away all force or effect |
| Legendary |
Described in well known stories existing in old stories rather then real life. |
| Maim |
To cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate |
| Minimize |
to make as small as possible |
| Oblique |
Slanting or slopping; not straight forward |
| Veer |
To change direction or course suddenly turn aside shift swerve |
| Venerate |
To regard with reverence, look up to with great respect |
| Wanton |
Reckless, heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals a spoiled pampered person; one with low morals. |
| allot |
To assign or distribute |
| amass |
to bring together, collect, gather |
| audacious |
bold, adventurous |
| comply |
to yield a request or command |
| allot |
To assign or distribute |
| amass |
to bring together, collect, gather |
| audacious |
bold, adventurous |
| comply |
to yield a request or command |
| devoid |
not having or using, lacking |
| elite |
the choice part of a group or people or things. superior |
| grapple |
an iron hook used to grab and hold; to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with |
| incapacitate |
to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible |
| instigate |
to urge; to stir up |
| longevity |
long life, long duration, length of life |
| myriad |
in very great numbers; a very great number |
| perspective |
a point view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed physically or mentally |
| perturb |
to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw in confusion |
| prodigious |
immense; extraordinary in bulk, size or degree |
| relevant |
connected with or related to the matter at hand |
| skittish |
extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; |
| tether |
a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources |
| unison |
a sounding together; agreement or accord |
| vie |
to compete; to strive for victory or superiority |
| willful |
stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate |
| unison |
a sounding together; agreement or accord |
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