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English Vocab.- unit 2
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English
8th Grade
12/11/2012

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Term

 

adage

Definition

n

proverb

wise saying

Term

 

bonanza

Definition

n

something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding, a very large ammount.

Term

 

churlish

Definition

adj

lacking sensitivity

rude

Term

 

citadel

 

Definition

n

a fortress that overlooks protects a city

any strong or commanding place

Term
collaborate
Definition

v

to work together

Term
decree
Definition

n

an order having to force the law

v

to issue an order having force the law

Term
discordinant
Definition

adj

disagreeable in sound

conflicting

Term

evolve

 

Definition

v

to develop gradually

to rise to a higher level

Term
excerpt
Definition

n

a passage taken from a book

article

Term

grope

 

Definition

v

to search blindly and uncertainly

Term
hover
Definition

v

to move back and forth uncertainly over or around

Term
jostle
Definition

v

to bump

shove

brush against

Term
laggard
Definition

n

a person who moves slowly or falls behind

Term
plaudits
Definition

n

applause

 

Term
revert
Definition

v

to return

go back

Term
rubble
Definition

adj

broken stone or bricks

ruins

Term
servile
Definition

adj

behave like a slave or servant

Term
vigil
Definition

n

any period of watchful attension

Term

wrangle

 

Definition

to argue in a noisy, angry way

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