Vocabulary #1

(n) a wise saying or quote; a precept; a motto; a proverb

• vigil

• rubble

• adage

• plaudits

(v) to issue an order; to command firmly OR (n) a command; an order

• adage

• excerpt

• rubble

• decree

(v) to hang suspended in the air; to suspend, waiver, or float

• hover

• jostle

• preclude

• revert

(v) to go back; to return, relapse, or regress

• wrangle

• revert

• grope

• collaborate

(n) a source of great fortune and luck; a windfall, gold mine, or treasure trove

• citadel

• decree

• excerpt

• bonanza

(adj.) disagreeable to the ear; harsh, jarring, grating, or shrill

• servile

• churlish

• discordant

• evolve

(v) to push; brush against; compete against; shove or crowd

• jostle

• hover

• revert

• wrangle

(n) broken bits and pieces of anything; debris, wreckage, or ruins

• vigil

• plaudits

• laggard

• rubble

(adj.) rude; difficult to work with; childish, surly, or ill-tempered

• laggard

• discordant

• churlish

• servile

(v) to develop gradually; to emerge or unfold

• evolve

• decree

• grope

• hover