Unit+1+Vocabulary


 * 1) adage - a proverb or wise saying.
 * 2) bonanza - a rich mass of ore in a mine, something very valuable
 * 3) churlish - lacking politeness or good manners, rude
 * 4) citadel - a fortress that overlooks and protects a city
 * 5) collaborate - to work with, work together.
 * 6) decree - an order, having the force of law, to command firmly or forcefully
 * 7) discordant - disagreeable in sound
 * 8) evolve - to develop gradually
 * 9) excerpt - a passage taken from a book, article, etc.
 * 10) grope - to feel about hesitantly with the hands
 * 11) hover - to float or hang suspended over
 * 12) jostle - to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing
 * 13) laggard - a person who moves slowly or falls behind
 * 14) plaudits - applause
 * 15) preclude - to make impossible
 * 16) revert - to return or go back
 * 17) rubble - broken stone or bricks, ruins
 * 18) servile - of or relating to a slave
 * 19) vigil - a watch
 * 20) wrangle - to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way.