Vocabulary Unit 1 Set B Flashcards
Adage
A proverb, wise saying
Citadel
A fortress that overlook and protect a city; any strong or commanding place
Decree
An order having the force of law; to issue such an order; to command firmly of forcefully
Discordant
Disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony
Evolve
To develop gradually; to rise to a higher level
Hover
To float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or aroundj
Preclude
To make impossible, prevent, shut out
Rubble
Broken stone or bricks; ruins
Servile
Of or relation to slave’ behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant, menial; lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive
Wrangle
To quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument; to herd; a noisy quarrel