Vocabulary Workshop Level C - Units 1 & 2

What does 'servile' mean?

• Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others

• To have a long, complicated dispute or argument

• Large in quantity; abundant

• An excessively abundant supply of something

What does 'decree' mean?

• Having one's true identity concealed

• An official order issued by a legal authority

• To have a long, complicated dispute or argument

• Deliberate and unprovoked; excessive or unrestrained

What does 'discordant' mean?

• The state of being harmed or damaged

• Disagreeing or incongruous in sound; harsh and jarring

• To change direction suddenly

• Not explicit or done in a direct way; indirectly stated or expressed

What does 'laggard' mean?

• A person who makes slow progress and falls behind others

• To remain in one place in the air, typically by flapping wings

• Blocked up with or too full of something, in particular, traffic or people

• To regard with great respect; revere

What does 'collaborate' mean?

• A short extract or passage taken from a book, film, or piece of music

• Acknowledged or declared openly and without shame

• To work together with others on a joint project or task

• Large in quantity; abundant

What does 'preclude' mean?

• To return to a previous state, practice, topic, or condition

• Able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing

• To prevent something from happening; make impossible

• The state of being harmed or damaged

What does 'churlish' mean?

• To have a long, complicated dispute or argument

• Rude or surly in a way that reflects a lack of manners or consideration

• In a careful or cautious manner

• Waste or rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially as the debris from the demolition of buildings

What does 'adage' mean?

• To prevent something from happening; make impossible

• Acknowledged or declared openly and without shame

• A traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; a proverb

• Able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing

What does 'excerpt' mean?

• To push, elbow, or bump against someone roughly, typically in a crowd

• Able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing

• A short extract or passage taken from a book, film, or piece of music

• To return to a previous state, practice, topic, or condition

What does 'vigil' mean?

• Acknowledged or declared openly and without shame

• Foolish, outrageous, or amusing behavior

• To wound or injure someone so that part of the body is permanently damaged

• A period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray