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Unit 1 Level C
Integrated English I
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adage | (n) a proverb, wise saying |
| bonanza | (n) a rich mass of ore in a mine |
| bonanza | (n) something very valuable |
| churlish | (adj) lacking politeness or good manners, lacking sensitivity, difficult to work with or deal with |
| churlish | (adj) rude |
| citadel | (n) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city |
| citadel | (n) any strong or commanding place |
| collaborate | (v) to work with, work together |
| decree | (n) an order having the force of law |
| decree | (v) to issue such an order |
| decree | (v) to command firmly or forcefully |
| discordant | (adj) disagreeable in sound, jarring |
| discordant | (adj) lacking in harmony, conflicting |
| evolve | (v) to develop gradually |
| evolve | to rise to a higher level |
| excerpt | (n) passage taken from a book, article, etc. |
| excerpt | (v) to take such a passage to quote |
| grope | (v) to feel about hesitantly with the hands |
| grope | (v) to search blindly and uncertantly |
| hover | (v) to float or hang suspended over |
| hover | (v) to move back and forth uncertainly over or around |
| jostle | (v) to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing |
| jostle | (v) to bump, shove, brush against |
| jostle | (v) to compete for |
| laggard | (n) a person who moves slowly or falls behind |
| laggard | (adj) falling behind |
| laggard | (adj) slow to move. act. or respond |
| plaudits | (n) applause, enthusiastic praise or approval |
| preclude | (v) to mak broken stone or bricks, ruinse impossible, prevent, shut out |
| revert | (v) to return, go back |
| rubble | (n) broken stone or bricks; ruins |
| servile | (adj) of or relating to a slave, behaving like or suitable for a slave or servant,menial; lacking spirit an independence |
| vigil | (n) a watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention |
| wrangle | (v) to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument; to herd |
| wrangle | (n) a noisy quarrel |