Unit One Vocabulary (Klein)

The queen ________ that anyone found guilty of crimes against the Crown would be executed.

• adage

• bonanza

• decreed

• evolve

From the hundreds of newspaper items, the lawyer carefully ______ three short paragraphs that supported his case.

• excepted

• decreed

• churlish

• citadel

A medieval ______ once guarded the capital city of the Greek island of Rhodes.

• excerpt

• citadel

• collaborate

• grope

As he began the eulogy for his dear friend, he quoted the _____, "Only the good die young."

• adage

• discordant

• collaborate

• evolve

When they cleaned out their great grandparents' attic, they discovered a ______ of vintage jewelry.

• decree

• excepted

• bonanza

• excerpt

When the sound system malfunctioned, what should have sounded beautiful came out as a ______ mess.

• churlish

• adage

• decree

• discordant

Some of the spectators at the game Friday unfortunately experienced the ______ behavior of some of our students.

• churlish

• collaborate

• decree

• evolve

Because my classroom has no windows, when I enter from the back door, I have to ______ around to find the floor lamp.

• grope

• discordant

• churlish

• citadel

During your time at AHS you will hopefully _____ into a more mature and capable young person.

• collaborate

• decree

• evolve

• citadel

The only way students will be allowed to ______ is if they use the time to work together, not to socialize together.

• collaborate

• decree

• except

• adage