Vocab 1

Question 1

adage

Answer 1

a proverb, wise saying

Question 2

bonanza

Answer 2

something very valuable, a source of wealth or prosperity

Question 3

churlish

Answer 3

lacking politeness or good manners, rude

Question 4

collaborate

Answer 4

to work with, work together

Question 5

decree

Answer 5

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

Question 6

discordant

Answer 6

disagreeable in sound, conflicting

Question 7

evolve

Answer 7

to develop gradually, to rise to a higher level

Question 8

excerpt

Answer 8

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

Question 9

grope

Answer 9

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

Question 10

hover

Answer 10

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

Question 11

jostle

Answer 11

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

Question 12

laggard

Answer 12

person who moves slowly or falls behind, slow to move

Question 13

plaudits

Answer 13

applause

Question 14

preclude

Answer 14

to make impossible, prevent, shut out

Question 15

revert

Answer 15

to return, go back

Question 16

rubble

Answer 16

broken stones or bricks, ruins

Question 17

servile

Answer 17

lacking spirit or independence

Question 18

vigil

Answer 18

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

Question 19

wrangle

Answer 19

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