Vocabulary Workshop Unit C

The student was rude and lacking in manners.  A word to describe the student is:

• plaudits
• churlish
• servile
• grope

Something very profitable, or rewarding

• plaudits
• citadel
• adage
• bonanza

A fortress that overlooks and protects a city

• excerpt
• adage
• citadel
• bonanza

Our teacher gave the two of us permission to collaborate on our reports because we were investigating related problems. Based on context, collaborate most likely means... 

• work alone
• unfold ,emerge
• portion, section, extract
• team up, join forces

a proverb, wise saying

• bonanza

• laggard

• adage

• decree

to work with, work together

• collaborate

• grope

• revert

• decree

Without mechanized weaponry, there was no way the troops could successfully take over the heavily guarded __________________.

• wrangle

• vigil

• bonanza

• citadel

Tracy decided never to call that dogsitter again because the neighbors complained about her ______________________ and rude behavior toward them and her pets.

• collaborate

• laggard

• churlish

• revert

The word ADAGE

BEST COMPLETES which sentence?

• The comedian won _____ from the audience for his uncanny sense of humor.

• The air balloon started to _____ over the town at a low altitude and I was afraid we were going to hit the tall buildings.

• My grandparents used an old _____ of save for a rainy day to make me frugal with money.

• We had to _____ around the room to find the candles when the lights went out.

a person who falls behind; slow to move, act or respond

• bonanza
• laggard
• adage
• servile