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adage

noun: a wise saying
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adage

A common adage is "the early bird gets the worm."
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bonanza

noun: sudden profit or gain
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bonanza

The thrilling adventure movie proved to be a box-office bonanza.
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churlish

adjective: rude
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The store manager instructed the salesclerks to avoid churlish replies to customer's questions.

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citadel

noun: a fortress that overlooks a city
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citadel

A medieval citadel once guarded the city.
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collaborate

verb: work together
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collaborate

Several students plan to collaborate on a project.
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decree

  • noun: an order having the force of law
  • verb: to issue such an order
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decree

  • Caeser issued a decree that the world would be taxed.
  • Why does nature always decree nasty weather for our picnic?
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discordant

adj.:disagreeable in sound; lacking in harmony
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discordant

Their little spat struck a discordant note in our happy get-together.
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evolve

verb: to develop gradually
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evolve

Authors hope their ideas will evolve into a book.
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excerpt

  • noun: a passage taken from a book
  • verb: to take such a passage
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excerpt

  • My essay includes an excerpt from a speech.
  • If you excerpt material, use quotation marks.
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grope

verb: to search blindly and uncertainly
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grope

When the power went out, we groped for a flashlight.
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hover

verb: to float above
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hover

The vultures hovered over the wounded animal.
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jostle

verb: pushing, elbowing, bumping, to compete for 
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jostle

I tried not to jostle anyone as I exited the crowded bus.
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laggard

noun: a person who moves slowly or falls behind
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plaudits

noun: applause
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preclude

verb: prevent
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revert

verb: to return, go back
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rubble

noun: broken stone or bricks, ruins
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servile

adj: relating to a slave
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vigil

Thousands attended the solemn vigil at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. 
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wrangle

verb: to quarrel or argue noisily; to herd
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wrangle

noun: a noisy quarrel

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