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unit1 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adage | wise saying |
| bonanza | a very large amount |
| churlish | lacking politeness or good manners |
| citadel | fortress that overlooks and protects the city |
| collaborate | to work together |
| decree | an order having the force of law |
| discordant | disagreeable in sound |
| evolve | to develop gradually |
| exerpt | passage taken from a book |
| grope | to feel about hesitantly |
| hover | to float or hang suspended over |
| jostle | make or force ones way by pusing or elbowing |
| laggard | person who moves slow or falls behind |
| plaudits | applause |
| preclude | to make impossible |
| revert | to return |
| rubble | broken stones or bricks |
| servile | or or relating to a slave |
| vigil | night watch |
| wrangle | to argue in a noisy angry way |