Vocab - Unit 1, Set B Flashcards
Adage
A proverb, wise saying
Example:
One way to begin an informal speech or an oral report is to quote an old ADAGE.
Citadel
A fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any string or commanding place
Example:
A medieval CITADEL once guarded the capital city of the Greek island of Rhodes.
Decree
An order having the force of law; to issue such an order; to command firmly or forcefully
Example:
Caesar Augustus issued a DECREE that all the world be taxed.
Why does nature always seem to DECREE nasty weather for our family picnic?
Discordant
Disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony
Example:
Their little spat struck a DISCORDANT note in our otherwise happy family get-together.
Evolve
To develop gradually; to rise to a higher level
Example:
Authors hope that their notes, descriptions, and character sketches will EVOLVE into a book.
Hover
To float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around
Example:
A large group of vultures HOVERED in the air above the wounded animal.
Preclude
To make impossible, prevent, shut out
Example:
Three wrong answers will PRECLUDE any contestant from entering the quiz shows final round.
Rubble
Broken stone or bricks; ruins
Example:
Bulldozers and wrecking balls soon reduced the damaged building to a heap of smoking RUBBLE.
Serville
Of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant, menial; lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive
Example:
Most serious performers prefer constructive criticism SERVILLE flattery.
Wrangle
To quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument ; to herd; a noisy quarrel
Example:
My brother and sister always WRANGLE over whose turn it is to take out the trash.
The customer got into a nasty WRANGLE with the shopkeeper.
