8 Vocabulary Unit 1

Question 1

adage

Answer 1

(n) a proverb or wise saying

Question 2

bonanza

Answer 2

(n) rich mass of something valuable; large amount

Question 3

churlish

Answer 3

(adj) lacking politeness or sensitivity, rude

Question 4

citadel

Answer 4

(n) fortress, strong and commanding place

Question 5

collaborate

Answer 5

(v) to work together

Question 6

decree

Answer 6

(n) an order or law; (v) to issue an order or command firmly

Question 7

discordant

Answer 7

(adj) disagreeable in sound, conflicting

Question 8

evolve

Answer 8

(v) to develop gradually, rise to a higher level

Question 9

excerpt

Answer 9

(n) a passage from a book, article, etc; (v) to select for quoting

Question 10

grope

Answer 10

(v) to feel hesitantly or blindly with the hands

Question 11

hover

Answer 11

(v) to float or hang over, or to move back and forth uncertainly

Question 12

jostle

Answer 12

(v) to push, bump against, or vie for

Question 13

laggard

Answer 13

(n) a person who moves slowly; (adj) falling behind, or slow to respond

Question 14

plaudits

Answer 14

(n) applause or enthusiastic praise

Question 15

preclude

Answer 15

(v) to make impossible, or prevent

Question 16

revert

Answer 16

(v) to return or go back

Question 17

rubble

Answer 17

(n) broken stones or bricks, or ruins

Question 18

servile

Answer 18

(adj) relating to a slave, behaving like a servant, submissive

Question 19

vigil

Answer 19

(n) a watch, especially at night

Question 20

wrangle

Answer 20

(v) to quarrel in a noisy way; (n) a noisy quarrel