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Grade 8 Unit 1 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adage | A proverb or wise saying |
| Bonanza | a rich mine;a treasure |
| Churlish | rude;lacking good manners |
| Citadel | a fort,fortress,or strong point |
| Collaborate | to work with;work together |
| Decree | an order having foce of law;to command forcefully |
| Discordant | disagreeable in sound;no harmony;jarring;harsh sound |
| Evolve | develop gradually;rise to a higher level |
| Excerpt | a passage taken from a book or article |
| Grope | to feel hesitantly with your hands;search uncertainly |
| Preclude | to make impossible;to prevent |
| Revert | to return; to go back |
| Rubble | broken stones;ruins |
| Servile | behaving like a slave |
| Hover | to float;hang suspended |
| Jostle | to make or force one's way;push aside |
| Laggard | A noun meaning a person who moves slowly;can be used as an adjective for someone falling behind |
| Plaudit | applause;enthusiastic praise |
| Vigil | to keep watch;a period of watchful attention |
| Wrangle | A verb meaning to quarrel or argue in a noisy way;a noun meaning an argument |