Unit One Flashcards by Isabella J

a proverb, wise saying

adage

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a rich mass of ore in a mine

bonanza

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something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding

bonanza

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a source of wealth or prosperity

bonanza

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a very large amount; sudden profit or gain

bonanza

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lacking politeness or good manners

churlish

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lacking sensitivity

churlish

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difficult to work with or deal with

churlish

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rude

churlish

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a fortress that overlooks and protects a city

citadel

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any strong or commanding place

citadel

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to work with, work together

collaborate

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an order having the force of law

decree

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to issue such an order

decree

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to command firmly or forcefully

decree

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disagreeable in sound, jarring

discordant

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lacking in harmony, conflicting

discordant

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to develop gradually

evolve

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to rise to a higher level

evolve

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a passage taken from a book, article, etc.

excerpt

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to take such a passage

excerpt

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to quote

excerpt

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to feel about hesitantly with the hands

grope

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to search blindly and uncertainly

grope

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to float or hang suspended over

hover

to move back and forth uncertainly over or around

hover

to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing

jostle

to bump, shove, brush against

jostle

to compete for

jostle

a person who moves slowly or falls behind

laggard

falling behind, slow to move, act, or respond

laggard

enthusiastic praise or approval

plaudits

applause

plaudits

to make impossible, prevent, shut out

preclude

to return, go back

revert

broken stone or bricks

rubble

ruins

rubble

of or relating to a slave

servile

behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant, menial;

servile

lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive

servile

a watch, especially at night

vigil

any period of watchful attention

vigil

to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way

wrangle

to obtain by argument

wrangle

to herd

wrangle

a noisy quarrel

wrangle

S for adage

maxim, saw, aphorism

S for bonanza

windfall

S for churlish

surly, ill-tempered

S for citadel

fort, stronghold, bulwark bastion

S for collaborate

team up, join forces

S for decree

proclamation, edict; proclaim

S for discordant

grating, shrill, different, divergent

S for evolve

unfold, emerge

S for excerpt

portion, section, extract

S for grope

fumble for, cast about for

S for hover

linger, waver, seesaw

S for jostle

push

S for laggard

slowpoke, straggler; sluggish

S for plaudits

cheers, acclaim

S for preclude

hinder, check, stop

S for revert

relapse, regress

S for rubble

wreckage, debris

S for servile

slavish, groveling, fawning

S for wrangle

squabble, bicker

A for churlish

courteous, civil, well-mannered

A for collaborate

work alone

A for discordant

harmonious, in agreement

A for evolve

wither, shrivel up, atrophy

A for hover

soar

A for laggard

early bird; swift, speedy, prompt

A for plaudits

boos, disapproval, ridicule

A for preclude

help, promote, facilitate

A for revert

progress, advance

A for servile

masterly, overbearing

A for wrangle

agree, concur