Lesson 1A Vocab

a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation

• adage

• excerpt

• citadel

• evolve

a source, usually sudden and unexpected, of luck or wealth OR a mine rich in ore

• bonanza

• grope

• churlish

• decree

hard to work with, rude

• churlish

• discordant

• adage

• collaborate

a stronghold within or close to a city

• citadel

• bonanza

• excerpt

• evolve

to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work

• collaborate

• discordant

• grope

• decree

a law made by someone in authority

• decree

• excerpt

• discordant

• adage

harsh in sound

• discordant

• decree

• citadel

• churlish

to develop or cause gradually

• evolve

• excerpt

• grope

• bonanza

a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract

• excerpt

• evolve

• adage

• decree

to feel your way, to go blindly

• grope

• adage

• bonanza

• citadel