Vocabulary Unit 1 Set B

Question 1

Adage

Answer 1

A proverb, wise saying

Question 2

Citadel

Answer 2

A fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place

Question 3

Decree

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Discordant

Answer 4

Disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony

Question 5

Evolve

Answer 5

To develop gradually; to rise to a higher level

Question 6

Hover

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Preclude

Answer 7

To make impossible, prevent, shut out

Question 8

Rubble

Answer 8

Broken stone or bricks; ruins

Question 9

Servile

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Wrangle

Answer 10

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