1. Vocabulary Unit One

2. Adage
Noun
A wise saying

3. Bonanza
Noun
Something very valuable, profitable or rewarding; a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain

4. Churlish
Adj
Lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude

5. Citadel
Noun
A fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place

6. Collaborate
Verb
Work together; to work with

7. Decree Noun: an order having the force of law
Verb: to issue such an order

8. Discordant
Adj
Disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting

9. Evolve
Verb
To develop gradually; to rise to a higher level

10. Excerpt
Noun
Any passage taken from a book, article, etc

11. Grope
Verb
To feel about hesitantly with hands; to search blindly and uncertainly

12. Hover
Verb
To float over hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around

13. Jostle
Verb
To make or force one’s way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, shove, brush against

14. Laggard
Noun
A person who moves slowly or falls behind

15. Plaudits
Noun
Applause; enthusiastic praise or approval

16. Preclude
Verb
To make impossible; prevent; shut out

17. revert
Verb
To return, go back

18. servile
Adj
Of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave

19. vigil
Noun
a watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention

20. wrangle
Verb
To quarrel or argue in a noisy angry way; to obtain by argument

21. Rubble
Noun
Ruins