Vocab Unit 1

Question 0

Jostle

Answer 0

Shove,push, or crowd against
S: bump, shake
A: leave alone

Question 1

Hover

Answer 1

Remain suspended over a place or object
S: hang
A: lie

Question 2

Laggard

Answer 2

Person who moves to slowly
S: straggler
A: runner

Question 3

Plaudits

Answer 3

Round of applause
S: applause
A: criticism

Question 4

Preclude

Answer 4

Make impossible
S: make impracticable
A: allow

Question 5

Revert

Answer 5

To return to a form or habit
S: resume
A: develop

Question 6

Rubble

Answer 6

Broken bits and pieces of anything
S: debris
A: neatness

Question 7

Servile

Answer 7

Being in slavery
S: slavish
A: aggressive

Question 8

Vigil

Answer 8

Periods of watchful attention during the night
S: attention
A: ignorance

Question 9

Wrangle

Answer 9

To argue or dispute
S: fight, contest
A: peace

Question 10

Adage

Answer 10

Well known, been repeated
S: motto
A: absurdity

Question 11

Bonanza

Answer 11

Rich source of profit
S: mother lode
A: bankrupt

Question 12

Churlish

Answer 12

Rude, bad tempered
S: rude
A: considerate

Question 13

Citadel

Answer 13

A strong safe place
S: safe house
A: danger

Question 14

Collaborate

Answer 14

Work together
S: cooperate
A: disagree

Question 15

Decree

Answer 15

Official decision
S: legal order, declare
A: illegal order

Question 16

Discordant

Answer 16

Not in agreement
S: disagree
A: cooperate

Question 17

Evolve

Answer 17

Develop gradually
S: change
A: destroy

Question 18

Excerpt

Answer 18

Take out passages from a book

S: selection

Question 19

Grope

Answer 19

Feeling with the hands
S: touch, fumble
A: unfeeling