Unit 1 Vocab

(n.) a proverb, wise saying

• Laggard

• Evolve

• Adage

• Decree

(n.) a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding: a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain

• Bonanza

• Vigil

• Plaudits

• Wrangle

(adj.) lacking politeness or good manner; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude

• Grope

• Churlish

• Jostle

• Servile

(N.) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place

• Citadel

• Hover

• Revert

• Laggard

(v.) to work with; work together

• Grope

• Discordant

• Collaborate

• Decree

(n.) an order having the force of law; (v) to issue such an order; to command firmly or forcefully.

• Decree

• Excerpt

• Wrangle

• Preclude

(adj) disagreeable in sounds, jarring, lacking in harmony

• Hover

• Citadel

• Evolve

• Discordant

(v.) to develop gradually, to rise to a higher level

• Rubble

• Evolve

• Servile

• Wrangle

(n) a passage taken from a book, article ect; (v) to take such a passage; to quote

• excerpt

• Hover

• Churlish

• Grope

(v) to feel about hesitantly with the hands; to search blindly and uncertainly

• Collaborate

• Adage

• Hover

• Grope