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Vocab 1-3

Mrs. Sbardella's Wordlist

QuestionAnswer
adage a saying
bonanza strike it rich
adage a saying
bonanza strike it rich
churlish rude
citadel a fort
collaborate to work together
decree an official announcement
discordant not in agreement
evolve to develop over time
excerpt words taken from a book
grope to feel around
hover to fly over/to wait close by
jostle to push (roughly)
laggard a person who falls behind
plaudits words of praise
preclude to make impossible
revert to go back to your old ways
rubble broken rocks
servile like a flatterer
vigil to keep a watch over
wrangle to get your way out of something
antics foolish actions
avowed an avowed "Dead Head"
banter playful talking
bountiful having a lot of something
congested too crowded
detriment not in your best interest
durable lasting a long time
enterprising a bold, daring plan
frugal likes to save
gingerly moving with extreme care
glut having too much of something
incognito hiding your name
invalidate to cancel out
legendary very famous/well known
maim to cripple
minimize to make smaller
oblique indirect
veer a quick movement
venerate to adore
wanton pointless
allot to divide up
amass to gather up
audacious very bold
comply to go along with
devoid totally empty
elite the "special" people
grapple to wrestle with
incapacitate to make useless
instigate to stir up
longevity lasting a long time
myriad all kinds of different things
perspective to have a "handle on"
perturb to tick off
prodigious very huge
relevant meaningful
skittish nervous/on edge
tether a rope
unison acting "as one" (a chorus)
vie to fight over
willful done on purpose
Created by: jfitzgerald
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