| Term | Definition |
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adage |
wise saying |
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bonanza |
something very valuable |
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churlish |
rude or without sensitivity |
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citadel |
a fortress that overlooks a city |
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collaborate |
to work well together |
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decree |
a order having the force of law |
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discordant |
disagreeable in sound |
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evolve |
to develop gradually |
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excerpt |
a passage taken from a book |
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grope |
to feel blindly with hands |
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hover |
to float |
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jostle |
pushing or elbowing |
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laggard |
something that is slow and falls behind |
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preclude |
to make impossible, prevent, or shut out |
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plaudits |
applause or enthusiastic praise |
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revert |
to return or to go back |
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rubble |
broken remains of a building |
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servile |
relating to a slave |
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vigil |
a night watch |
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wrangle |
to quarral in a noisy way |