Vocab Unit 1 Set B

Question 1

Adage

Answer 1

A proverb; wise saying

Question 2

Decree

Answer 2

An order having force the law; to issue such an order; to command firmly or forcefully

Question 3

Discorcant

Answer 3

Disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking harmony

Question 4

Evolve

Answer 4

To develop gradually; to rise to a higher level

Question 5

Hover

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Preclude

Answer 6

To make possible, prevent, shut out

Question 7

Rubble

Answer 7

Broken stones or bricks; ruins

Question 8

Servile

Answer 8

Of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servent, menial; lacking in spirit or independence, Abjectly submissive

Question 9

Wrangle

Answer 9

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