Vocab 1 Flashcards

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adage

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a proverb, wise saying

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bonanza

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something very valuable, a source of wealth or prosperity

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churlish

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lacking politeness or good manners, rude

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collaborate

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to work with, work together

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decree

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an order having the force of law, to command firmly or forcefully

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discordant

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disagreeable in sound, conflicting

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evolve

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to develop gradually, to rise to a higher level

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excerpt

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a passage taken from a book, article, ect., to quote

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grope

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to feel about hesitantly with the hands, to search blindly and uncertainly

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hover

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to float or hang suspended over, to move back and forth uncertainly over or around

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jostle

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to make or force one’s way by pushing or elbowing

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laggard

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person who moves slowly or falls behind, slow to move

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plaudits

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applause

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preclude

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to make impossible, prevent, shut out

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revert

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to return, go back

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rubble

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broken stones or bricks, ruins

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servile

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lacking spirit or independence

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vigil

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a watch, especially at night, any period of watchful attention

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wrangle

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to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way, to obtain by argument, to herd, a noisy quarrel