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vocab unit 1
Question | Answer |
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a proverb, wise saying | adage |
a rich mass of ore in a mine, something very valuable | bonanza |
lacking politeness or manners | churlish |
a fortress that over looks and protects a city | citadel |
to work together | collaborate |
an order having the force of law | decree |
lacking in harmony | discordant |
to develope gradually | evolve |
a passage taken from a book | excerpt |
to feel about hesitanly with the hands | grope |
to float or hang suspended over | hover |
to force ones way by pushing | jostle |
a person who moves slowly or falls behind | laggard |
applause | pluadits |
to make impossible | preclude |
to return | revert |
broken stones or bricks | rubble |
of relating to a slave | servile |
a watch | vigil |
to quarrel in a noisy manner | wrangle |