Unit 1 Vocab

disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony

• jostle

• discordant

• decree

• wrangle

applause, enthusiastic praise or approval

• excerpt

• bonanza

• plaudits

• servile

a proverb, wise saying

• adage

• excerpt

• preclude

• decree

a person who moves slowly or falls behind; slow to move, act, or respond

• hover

• revert

• churlish

• laggard

an order having the force of law; to issue such an order; to command firmly

• wrangle

• jostle

• decree

• grope

to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument

• jostle

• wrangle

• rubble

• discordant

to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level

• preclude

• collaborate

• evolve

• hover

a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding

• citadel

• rubble

• bonanza

• plaudits

to make impossible, prevent, shut out

• preclude

• servile

• laggard

• adage

to work with, work together

• plaudits

• evolve

• collaborate

• wrangle