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Unit 1 Vocabulary
Vocabulary of Unit 1
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11/14/2004

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adage
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(n)proverb, wise saying
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bonanza
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(n)a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, profitable or rewarding; a source of wealth or prosperity, a very large amount; sudden profit of gain
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churlish
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(adj)lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to wokr with or deal with; rude
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citadel
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(n)fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place
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collaborate
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(v)to work with, work together
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decree
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(n) an order having the force of law
(v)to issue such an order
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discordant
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(adj.) disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony; conflicting
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evolve
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(v) to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level
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excerpt
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(n) a passage taken from a book, article, etc.
(v) to take such a passage
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grope
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(n) to feel about hesitantly with the hands to serach blindly and uncertainly
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hover
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(v) to float or hang suspended over; to move bank and forth uncertainly over or around
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jostle
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(v) to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, shover, brush against; to complete for
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laggard
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(n) a person who moves slowly or halls behind
(adj) falling behindl slow to move, act or respond
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plaudits
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(n, pl.) applause, enthusiatic praise or apporoval
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preclude
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(v) to make impossible, prevent, shut out
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revert
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(v) to return, go back
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rubble
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(n) broken stone or bricks; ruins
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servile
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(adj.) of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant, menial; lacking spirit
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vigil
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(n) a watch, especially at nightl any period of watchful attention
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wrangle
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(v) to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angrey way; to obtain by arguement; to herd
(n) a noisy quarrel
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