Unit One Set B

Question 1

adage

Answer 1

(n.) a proverb, wise saying

Question 2

citadel

Answer 2

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

Question 3

decree

Answer 3

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

Question 4

discordant

Answer 4

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

Question 5

evolve

Answer 5

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

Question 6

hover

Answer 6

(v.) to float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around

Question 7

preclude

Answer 7

(v.) to make impossible, prevent, shut out

Question 8

rubble

Answer 8

(n) broken stone or bricks; ruins

Question 9

serville

Answer 9

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

Question 10

wrangle

Answer 10

(v.) to quarrel or argue in a noisy angry way; to obtain by argument; to herd; (n.) a noisy quarrel