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vocab 1,3-5
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adage | wise saying |
| bonanza | something of value |
| churlish | lacking politeness |
| citadel | fortress that over looks a city/stong or commanding place |
| collaborate | work with |
| decree | order having force of law |
| discordant | disagreeable in sound |
| evolve | to develop gradually |
| excerpt | passage taken from a book |
| grope | to feel about with the hands |
| hover | to float or suspend over |
| jostle | to make ones way by pushing or elbowing |
| laggard | person who moves very slowly |
| plaudits | applause or enthousiastic praise |
| preclude | to make impoosible/prevent |
| revert | to return |
| rubble | broken stone or bricks |
| servile | relating to a slave |
| vigil | to watch especially at night |
| wrangle | to quarrel or argue |
| aghast | filled with amazment |
| ample | more than enough |
| apparition | ghost or ghostly figure |
| assert | to declare or state of truth |
| cower | to crouch or shrink away from fear and shame |
| disdain | to look upon with scorn |
| epitaph | a brief statement written on grave |
| ethical | having to do with morals |
| facetious | humourous, not meant seriously |
| inaudible | not to be heard |
| indiscriminate | without restrainant or control |
| intrigue | crafty dealings |
| jurisdiction | an area of authority |
| plausible | appearin true |
| plebeian | common,vulgar |
| prodigal | wastefully extravagant |
| proximity | nearness and closeness |
| pulverize | to grind or pound |
| sequel | that which follows, a result |
| volatile | highly changeable |
| annul | to reduce to nothing |
| blase | indifferent,bored as a result of having enjoyed many things |
| bolster | to support give a boost to |
| deplore | to feel or express regret or disapporval |
| frivolous | of little importance |
| muster | to bring together for service |
| nonentity | a person or thing of no importance |
| obsess | to trouble or haunt |
| ornate | elaborately decorated |
| oust | to remove , drive out |
| peruse | to read thoroughly and carefully |
| porous | full and tiny holes |
| promontory | a high point of land |
| prone | lying face down |
| qualm | a pang of conscience,uneasiness |
| recourse | a person or thing turned to for help or advice |
| residue | a remiander, that which remains when a part has been used or removed |
| solicitous | showing concern |
| staid | serious and dignified |
| sustain | to support,nurish |
| allot | to assign |
| amass | to bring together |
| audacious | bold,adventurous |
| comply | to yeild to a request or command |
| devoid | not having or using |
| elite | the choice part of a group |
| grapple | an iron hook used to grab something |
| incapacitate | to deprieve of stregth or ability |
| instigate | to urge on |
| longevity | long life/duration |
| myraid | in very great numbers |
| perspective | a point of view |
| perturb | to trouble, make uneasy |
| prodigious | immense,extraordinary |
| relevant | connected with or related |
| skittish | extremely nervous and easily frightened |
| tether | rope or chain used to fasten something |
| unison | a sounding together |
| vie | to compete |
| willfull | stubbornly self-willed |
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