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Vocab review 1-3

60 words from units 1-3

QuestionAnswer
a proverb, wise saying adage
a windfall, sudden profit or gain bonanza
rude, lacking politeness churlish
fortress citadel
work together collaborate
spoken word of law, proclamation decree
lacking harmony, conflicting discordant
develop gradually, emerge evolve
a passage taken from a book excerpt
to search blindly & uncertainly with your hands grope
float or hang suspended over, linger hover
push, force your way into a space by pushing or elbowing jostle
a slow person laggard
applause, enthusiastic praise or approval plaudits
to make impossible preclude
return, go back revert
broken bricks or stones, wreckage, debris rubble
slavish, groveling, fawning servile
a watch, especially at night vigil
quarrel wrangle
ridiculous behavior, pranks antics
declared openly, admitted avowed
exchange playful remarks, tease, joke banter
plentiful bountiful
overcrowded congested
damage, a disadvantage detriment
sturdy, not easily worn out durable
energetic, willing to start something new enterprising
economical, thrifty frugal
with extreme care or caution gingerly
an oversupply, surplus glut
in a disguised state incognito
to make valueless, cancel, annul invalidate
mythical, famous legendary
cripple, mutilate maim
to make as small as possible minimize
slanting, diagonal oblique
to change directions suddenly veer
to look up to with great respect venerate
reckless, heartless wanton
to assign or distribute allot
to bring together, collect amass
bold, adventurous audacious
to yield to a request comply
not having or using devoid
superior elite
to wrestle with, tackle grapple
disable, deprive of strength or ability incapacitate
to urge on, provoke, stir up instigate
long life longevity
in very great numbers, countless myriad
point-of-view perspective
upset, irritate, anger perturb
immense, extraordinary in size or degree prodigious
nervous, jumpy skittish
to fasten a rope or chain tether
agreement, assent, harmony unison
to compete vie
stubborn, headstrong willful
Created by: mmcclain
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