Unit 1 Vocab.

n.) a proverb, wise saying

• adage

• bonanza

• churlish

• citadel

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

• bonanza

• hover

• jostle

• laggard

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

• churlish

• citadel

• collaborate

• grope

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

• citadel

• collaborate

• churlish

• decree

v.) to work with, work together

• collaborate

• churlish

• citadel

• excerpt

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

• decree

• collaborate

• laggard

• jostle

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

• discordant

• decree

• evolve

• hover

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

• evolve

• excerpt

• decree

• jostle

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

• exxcerpt

• evolve

• adage

• collaborate

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

• grope

• jostle

• discordant

• evolve