Vocab Unit 1-B

Question 1

(n.) A proverb, wise saying

Answer 1

adage

Question 2

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

Answer 2

citadel

Question 3

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

Answer 3

decree

Question 4

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

Answer 4

discordant

Question 5

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

Answer 5

evolve

Question 6

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

Answer 6

hover

Question 7

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

Answer 7

preclude

Question 8

(n.) broken stone or bricks; ruins

Answer 8

rubble

Question 9

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

Answer 9

servile

Question 10

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

Answer 10

wrangle