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Vocabulary Unit 1

Vocabulary Unit 1. Adage [noun]. Meaning: a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb. Synonyms: saw, byword, apothegm , maxim , motto , precept , aphorism , axiom , dictum Example: At this point, the old “just add water” adage rang true. Bonanza [noun].

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Vocabulary Unit 1

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 1

  2. Adage [noun] • Meaning: a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb. • Synonyms: saw, byword, apothegm , maxim , motto , precept , aphorism , axiom , dictum • Example: At this point, the old “just add water” adage rang true.

  3. Bonanza [noun] • Meaning: a rich mass of ore, as found in mining. • a source of great and sudden wealth or luck; a spectacular windfall: The play proved to be a bonanza for its lucky backers. • Synonyms: cash cow treasure trove gold mine • Example: The bonanza came at a cost to forests and wildlife, though.

  4. Churlish [adj] • Meaning: like a churl; boorish; rude: churlish behavior. • Synonyms: unmannerly unneighborly unpolished unsociable • Antonyms: gentle happy nice • Example: "He is as valiant as the lion, churlish as the bear, slow as the elephant."

  5. Citadel [n] • Meaning: a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege. • Synonyms: fort, tower ,bastion • Example: Indeed, since the citadel collapsed into a natural underground cistern.

  6. Collaborate [v] • Meaning: to work with • Synonyms: team up • Antonyms: work alone • Example: Students will collaborate to research the history and implications of trade.

  7. Decree [n] • Meaning: odder having the force of law • Synonyms: edict, proclaim • Example: Two political parties scrambled into existence after the decree .

  8. Discordant [adj] • Meaning: disagreeable in sound • Synonyms: shrill, different, grating • Antonyms: in agreement • Example: But these two discordant personalities did make their peace.

  9. Evolve • Meaning: to rise to a higher level • Synonyms: unfold, emerge • Antonyms: wither, shrivel up, atrophy • Example: The letter urges regulators to help each firm develop a plan that would evolve .

  10. Excerpt [n] • Meaning: passage taken from a book • Synonyms: portion, section, extract • Example: No part of this excerpt can be used without permission from the publisher.

  11. Grope [v] • Meaning: To feel about with the hands; feel one's way: I had to grope around in the darkness before I found the light switch. • Synonyms: fumble for, cast about for • Example: They may still grope each other--but they'll do it intelligently.

  12. hover [v] • Meaning: to float or hang suspended over • Synonyms: linger, waver, seesaw • Antonyms: soar • Example: There is still an occasional clear sharp morning when you hover with.

  13. Jostle [v] • Meaning: brush against , to complete for • Synonyms: push • Example: Turbo's lag may jostle your latte, and its ever-present whine is grating.

  14. laggard [n] • Meaning: slow to move, act • Synonyms: sluggish, slowpoke • Antonyms: speedy, prompt, early bird • Example: It once more finds itself surrounded by doubt and dismissed as a laggard.

  15. Plaudits [n] • Meaning: applause, approval • Synonyms: cheers , acclaim • Antonyms: boos, disapproval, ridicule • Example: Neither figure will win it any plaudits from enviros, but there you have it.

  16. Preclude [adj] • Meaning: prevent, shut out • Synonyms: hinder, check, stop • Antonyms: help, promote, facilitate • Example: This does not preclude single acts of altruism across species.

  17. Revert [v] • Meaning: relapse, regress • Synonyms: relapse, regress • Antonyms: progress, advance • Example: But when things become psychologically too bewildering or frustrating for him, he may revert to spontaneous play.

  18. Rubble [n] • Meaning: broken stone, bricks, ruins • Synonyms: wreckage, debris • Example: After the quake she helped lug the conservatory's grand pianos from the rubble.

  19. Servile [adj] • Meaning: independence • Synonyms: slavish, fawning • Antonyms: masterly • Example: He was acceptable te its leaders, as its earnest and servile tool.

  20. Vigil [n] • Meaning: a watch, especially at night • Example: Part of his morning vigil includes inspecting projects he helped with.

  21. Wrangle • Meaning: to quarrel or argue • Synonyms: squabble, bicker • Antonyms: agree, concur • Example: In any country powerful lobbies bargain and wrangle .

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