8th Grade Unit 1 Vocabulary Cards

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Adage

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A proverb or wise saying.

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Citadel

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

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Decree

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An order having the force of law; to issue such an order.

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Discordant

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Disagreeable in sound; lacking in harmony.

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Evolve

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To develop gradually; to rise to a higher level.

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Hover

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

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Preclude

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To make impossible, prevent, shut out.

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Rubble

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Broken stone or bricks; ruins.

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Servile

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of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or servant.

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Wrangle

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