Vocabulary Unit 1

Question 1

Adage

Answer 1

A well known proverb; a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth

Question 2

Bonanza

Answer 2

A rich mass of ore in a mine; a situation or event that creates a sudden increase in wealth, good fortune, or profits.

Question 3

Churlish

Answer 3

Rude or surly; bad tempered; rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

Question 4

Citadel

Answer 4

Fortress commanding a city; a fortress, typically on high ground, protecting or dominating a city

Question 5

Collaborate

Answer 5

Work together; work jointly on an activity, esp. to produce or create something

Question 6

Decree

Answer 6

Something ordered or settled by authority

Question 7

Discordant

Answer 7

Not in agreement; disagreeing or incongruous

Question 8

Evolve

Answer 8

Develop gradually

Question 9

Excerpt

Answer 9

Passage taken out of a book

Question 10

Grope

Answer 10

Feel about with the hands

Question 11

Hover

Answer 11

To remain suspended over a place or object

Question 12

Jostle

Answer 12

To bump or push

Question 13

Laggard

Answer 13

A slow person

Question 14

Plaudits

Answer 14

To applaud

Question 15

Preclude

Answer 15

To shut off

Question 16

Revert

Answer 16

To go back in action, thought, speech, etc.

Question 17

Rubble

Answer 17

Rough, Irregular, Loose, Fragments of Rock

Question 18

Servile

Answer 18

having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others

Question 19

Vigil

Answer 19

a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, esp. to keep watch or pray

Question 20

Wrangle

Answer 20

a dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated