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Sept 16 test
adage and bonanza
Term | Definition |
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Adage | N-Wise saying |
Bonanza | N-Something very valuable or something very large |
Churlish | Adj-Lacking politeness or good manners |
Citadel | N-A fortress; protects the city |
Collaborate | V-Work together |
Decree | N-An order having the force of law V- to command firmly |
Discordant | Adj-Disagreeable in sound |
Evolve | V-To develop gradually |
Excerpt | N-A passage taken from a book V-to quote |
Grope | V-With the hands to search blindly |
Hover | V-To float or hang suspended over |
Jostle | V- pushing or elbowing; to bump |
Laggard | N- moves slowly or falls behind V- Falls behind |
Plaudits | N, Pl- praise |
Preclude | V- Prevent |
Revert | V- Go back |
Rubble | N- broken stone or bricks; ruins |
Serville | Adj- behaving like servant or lacking spirit |
Vigil | N- Any period of watchful attention |
Wrangle | V- To quarrel or argue nosily N- a noisy quarrel |