Vocab Unit One

(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

• churlish

• adage

• bonanza

• evolve

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

• citadel

• adage

• grope

• jostle

(N) an order having the force of law; (V) to issue such an order; to command firmly or forcefully

• hover

• discordant

• excerpt

• decree

(V) to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level

• adage

• evolve

• laggard

• collaborate

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

• rubble

• revert

• grope

• laggard

(V) to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, brush against; to compete for

• excerpt

• vigil

• wrangle

• jostle

(N PL) applause; enthusiastic praise or approval

• rubble

• plaudits

• preclude

• servile

(V) to return, go back

• adage

• wrangle

• revert

• rubble

(ADJ) of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant, menial; lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive

• servile

• vigil

• churlish

• citadel

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

• decree

• wrangle

• jostle

• discordant