Unit 1 Vocabulary- 15 Words

adage

(n) a proverb, wise saying

churlish

(adj) lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude

citadel

(n) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place

collaborate

(v) to work with; work together

discordant

(adj) disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting

evolve

(v) to develop gradually; to rise to a higher lever

excerpt

(n) a passage taken from a book, article, etc; (v) to take such a passage; to quote

grope

(v) to feel about hesitantly with the hands; to search blindly and uncertainly

hover

(v) to float or hang in suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around

jostle

(v) to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, shove, brush against; to compete for

preclude

(v) to make impossible, prevent, shut out

revert

(v) to return, go back

rubble

(n) broken stone or bricks; ruins

vigil

(n) a watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention

wrangle

(v) to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument; to herd; (n) a noisy quarrel