Vocabulary Unit 1 - Set B

Question 1

Adage

Answer 1

(N.) a proverb, wise saying

Question 2

Citadel

Answer 2

(N.) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city, any strong or commanding place

Question 3

Decree

Answer 3

(N.) an order having the force of law

(V.) to issue such an order, to command firmly or forcefully

Question 4

Discordant

Answer 4

(Adj.) disagreeable in sound, jarring, lacking in harmony

Question 5

Evolve

Answer 5

(V.) to develop gradually, to rise to a higher level

Question 6

Hover

Answer 6

(V.) to float or hand suspended over, to move back and forth uncertainly.

Question 7

Preclude

Answer 7

(V.) to make impossible, prevent, shut out

Question 8

Rubble

Answer 8

(N.) broken stone or bricks, ruins

Question 9

Servile

Answer 9

(Adj.) of or relating to a slave, behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant, menial

Question 10

Wrangle

Answer 10

(V.) to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way, to obtain by argument, to herd
(N.) a noisy, quarrel