UNIT 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Bonanza
Rich source of profit
S. mother lode
A. Bankrupt
Adage
Well known proverb
S. motto
A. Absurdity
Churlish- adj.
A churlish reply
Rude
S. rude
A. Considerate
Citadel- n
Strong safe place
S. safe house
A. Weak
Collaborate- v
Shelby and I collaborate well together.
Work together
S. cooperate
A. Obstruct
Decree- n
Mr. Roland decreed no chewing gum on campus.
Official decision
S. declare
A. Diclaim
Discordant p- adj.
Not in agreement
S. disagree
A. Agree
Evolve- v
Whales evolved over time.
Develop gradually
S. change
A. Decrease
Excerpt- v
We excerpt passages from books
Take passages out of books
S. extract
A. Insert
Grope- v
I groped for the flashlight when the lights went out
Feeling with hands
S. touch
A. Leave alone
Jostle v
We were jostled by the big crowd in front of the Luke Bryan concert
Shove push crowd against
S: crowd
A: disperse
Laggard n
I am a laggard on Monday mornings
Person that moves too slowly
S. slow
A. Quick
Plaudits n
The plaudits praised Shelby after her amazing spike
Round of applauds
S. cheering
A. Depressing
Preclude v
Mr. Koch precludes all of our vocab words
Make impossible
S. restrain
A. Allow support
Revert v
After some smokers quite the revert back to it
Return to old form or habit
S. resume
A. Develop
Rubble n
There was a lot of rubble after the fire
Broken prices or bits of something
S. debris
A. Neatness
Servile adj.
in America there were many servile black people
Being in slavery
S. slavish
A. Dominant
Vigil n
Period of watchful attention during the night
S. attention
A. Ignorance
Wrangle v
I wrangle with my parents a lot
To argue or dispute
S. fight
A. Peace
Hover- v
Watch as the hummingbird hovers over the flowers
To remain suspended over a place or object
S. hang
A. Settle
