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Vocabulary Unit 1 - Definitions (20 Words)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to work with, work together

a)

collaborate

b)

evolve

c)

excerpt

d)

hover

2.

to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level

a)

excerpt

b)

evolve

c)

hover

d)

revert

3.

a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; to take such a passage; to quote

a)

collaborate

b)

evolve

c)

excerpt

d)

hover

4.

to float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around

a)

evolve

b)

excerpt

c)

revert

d)

hover

5.

to return, go back

a)

revert

b)

collaborate

c)

evolve

d)

excerpt

6.

a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place

a)

citadel

b)

discordant

c)

rubble

d)

grope

7.

disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony

a)

grope

b)

rubble

c)

discordant

d)

vigil

8.

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

a)

rubble

b)

vigil

c)

grope

d)

citadel

9.

broken stone or bricks; ruins

a)

rubble

b)

citadel

c)

vigil

d)

discordant

10.

a watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention

a)

citadel

b)

vigil

c)

collaborate

d)

discordant

11.

a proverb, a wise saying

a)

adage

b)

churlish

c)

bonanza

d)

decree

12.

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

a)

plaudits

b)

bonanza

c)

laggard

d)

jostle

13.

lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude

a)

preclude

b)

servile

c)

wrangle

d)

churlish

14.

an order having the force of law; to issue such an order; to command firmly or forcefully

a)

adage

b)

bonanza

c)

churlish

d)

decree

15.

to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, brush against; to compete for

a)

jostle

b)

citadel

c)

collaborate

d)

decree

16.

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

a)

discordant

b)

laggard

c)

evolve

d)

excerpt

17.

applause; enthusiastic praise or approval

a)

hover

b)

grope

c)

plaudits

d)

jostle

18.

to make impossible, prevent, shut out

a)

laggard

b)

plaudits

c)

revert

d)

preclude

19.

of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant, menial; lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive

a)

servile

b)

rubble

c)

preclude

d)

vigil

20.

to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument; to herd; a noisy quarrel

a)

servile

b)

wrangle

c)

adage

d)

bonanza