Unit 1 Vocabulary Cards

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adage

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(n) a proverb, wise saying

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bonanza

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(n) a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding; a source of weath or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain

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churlish

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

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citadel

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

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collaborate

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(v) to work with; to work together

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decree

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(n)an order having force of law; (v) to issue an order; to command firmly or forcefully

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evolve

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(v) to develope gradually; to rise to a higher level

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excerpt

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

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grope

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

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hover

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

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jostle

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

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laggard

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(n) a person who moves slowly or falls behind;(adj) falling behind; slow to move, act or respond

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plaudits

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(n) applause; enthusiastic praise or approval

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preclude

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(v) to make impossible, prevent, shut out

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revert

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(v) to return, go back

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rubble

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(n) broken stone or bricks; ruins

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servile

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(adj) of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or sevant, menial; lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive

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vigil

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

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wrangle

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

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discordant

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

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antics

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(n) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions

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avowed

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(adj) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged

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banter

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(v) to exchange playful remarks, tease; (n) talk that is playful and teasing

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bountiful

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(adj) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly

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congested

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(adj) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess

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detriment

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(n) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm injury, loss ofr damage

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durable

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(adj) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time (n) consumer goods used repeatedly over a seriesof years

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enterprising

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(adj) energetic willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination

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frugal

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(adj) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager

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gingerly

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(adj, adv) with extreme care or caution

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glut

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(v) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing;(n) an oversupply

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incognito

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(adj, adv) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; (n) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise

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invalidate

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(v) to make valueless, take away all force or effect

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legendary

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(adj) discribed in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life

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maim

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(v) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate

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minimize

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(v) to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before

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oblique

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(adj) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct

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veer

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(v) to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve

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venerate

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(v) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect

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wanton

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(adj) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals

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allot

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(v) to assign or distribute in shares or portions

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amass

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(v) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for one's self; to come together, assemble

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audacious

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(adj) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

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comply

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(v) to yield to a request or command

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devoid

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(adj) not having or using, lacking

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elite

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(n) the choice part of a group of peoples or things; (adj) superior

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grapple

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(n) an iron hook used to grab and hold; (v) to come to grips with, wrestle ot fight with

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instigate

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(v) to urge on; stir up, provoke, start, incite

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longevity

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(n) long life, long diration, length of life

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myriad

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(adj) in very great numbers; (n) a very great number

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perspective

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(n) a point of view or general standpoint from which differently things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects are a given time, place, or distance

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perturb

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(v) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion

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prodigious

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(adj) immense; extraordiary in bulk, size or degree

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relevant

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(adj) connected with or related to the matter at hand

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skittish

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(adj) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautous; unstable, undependable

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tether

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(n) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources; (v) to fasten with a rope or chain

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unison

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(n) a sounding together; agreement or accord

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vie

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(v) to compete; to strive for victiory or superiority

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willful

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(adj) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate

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incapacitate

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(v) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligable