Unit 1 Flashcards
0
Q
What is a rich mass of ore in a mine?
A
Bonanza
1
Q
What is a wise saying that has been much used?
A
Adage
2
Q
What is rude or surly;bad tempered
A
Churlish
3
Q
What is a fortress especially one in a city mean?
A
Citadel
4
Q
What does it mean to work together?
A
Collaborate
5
Q
What is something ordered or settled by authority?
A
Decree
6
Q
What does it mean not to be in agreement?
A
Discordant
7
Q
What is to develop gradually?
A
Evolve
8
Q
What is passage taken out of a book?
A
Excerpt
9
Q
What does it mean to feel about with the hands?
A
Grope
10
Q
What does it mean to shove, push or crowd against?
A
Jostle
11
Q
What is a person who moves too slowly or falls behind?
A
Laggard
12
Q
What it mean to give around of applause?
A
Plaudits
13
Q
What does it mean to shout out?
A
Preclude
14
Q
What does it mean to go back?
A
Revert
