Vocab unit 1 ELA Flashcards by Shane Osborn | Brainscape

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adage

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wise saying

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bonanza

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sudden profit or large amount

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churlish

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rude

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citadel

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fortress

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collaborate

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work together

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decree

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an order or command

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discordant

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disagreeable sound

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evolve

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to develop gradually

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excerpt

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a passage or quote from a book or article

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grope

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search blindly with hands

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hover

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float or hang around

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jostle

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push or bump

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laggard

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slow or falling behind

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plaudits

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applause

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preclude

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prevent

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revert

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return

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rubble

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broken stone

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servile

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behaving like a servant

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vigil

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watchful attention

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wrangle

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argue