Vocabulary Unit 1 Study Guide (Level C)

(n.) a proverb, wise saying

• jostle

• adage

• decree

• vigil

(n.) a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding; a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amount, sudden profit or gain

• wrangle

• discordant

• bonanza

• excerpt

(adj.) lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude

• churlish

• plaudits

• discordant

• jostle

(n.) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place

• bonanza

• citadel

• hover

• servile

(v.) to work with, work together

• discordant

• grope

• jostle

• collaborate

(n.) an order having the force of law; (v.) to issue such an order; to command firmly of forcefully

• decree

• laggard

• discordant

• jostle

(adj.) disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony

• churlish

• adage

• discordant

• servile

(v.) to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level

• adage

• vigil

• evolve

• hover

(n.) a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; (v.) to take such a passage to quote

• plaudits

• decree

• wrangle

• excerpt

(v.) to feel about hesitantly with the hands; to search blindly and uncertainly

• servile

• discordant

• grope

• wrangle