Units 1-9 Vocabulary

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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 ina mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding; a source of wealth 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.) A 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, work together

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Decree

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

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Discordant

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(adj.) Disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting

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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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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 against; to complete 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. pl.) 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 a servant, menial; lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive

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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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Antics

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(n. pl.) Ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions

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Avowed

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(adj. part.) 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., part.) Overcrowded, filed 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, or damage

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Durable

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

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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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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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Instigate

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

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Incapacitate

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(v.) To deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible

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Myriad

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(adj.) In very great numbers; (n.) a very great number

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Vie

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(v.) To compete; to strive for victory or superiority

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Unison

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(n.) A sounding together; agreement or accord

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Elite

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(n.) The choice part of a group of people or things; (adj.) superior

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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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Skittish

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(adj.) Extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable

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Perspective

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

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Relevant

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(adj.) Connected with or related to the matter at hand

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Annul

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(v.) To reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

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Blasé

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(adj.) Indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic

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Bolster

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(v.) To support, give a boost to; (n.) a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post

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Muster

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(v.) To bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; (n.) a list of men for military service; a gathering, accumulation

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Obsess

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(v.) To trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

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Ornate

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(adj.) Elaborately decorated; showily splendid

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Oust

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(v.) To remove, drive out or a position or place

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Prone

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(adj.) lying face down; inclined, likely

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Qualms

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(n.) A pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea

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Recourse

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(n.) A person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection

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Residue

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(n.) A remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed

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Staid

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(adj.) Serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct