Unit 1 Vocabulary
Published on Dec 11, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ADAGE
- A proverb, wise saying
- Synonyms: maxim, saw, aphorism
BONANZA
- def.1 A rich mass of ore in a mine
- def.2 something very valuable
CHURLISH
- Lacking politeness or good manners
- Synonyms: surly, ill-tempered
- Antonyms: courteous, well managed
CITADEL
- A fortress that overlooks and protects a city
- Fort, stronghold, bulwark, bastion
COLLABORATE
- To work with, to work togeather
- Synonyms: team up, join forces
- Antonym: work alone
DECREE
- An order having the force of law
- Synonyms: proclamation, edict, proclaim
DISCORDANT
- Disagreeable in sound
- Synonyms: grating, shrill, different, DIVERGENT
- Antonyms: harmonious, in agreement
EVOLVE
- To develop gradually
- Symonyms: unfold, emerge
- Antonyms: wither, shrivel up, atrophy
EXERPT
- A passage taken from a book, story, etc.
- Synonyms: portion, selection, extract
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GROPE
- To feel about hesitantly with the hands.
- Synonyms: fumble for, cast out for
HOVER
- To float or or hang suspended over
- Synonyms: linger, waver, seesaw
- Antonym: soar
JOSTLE
- To force one's way by pushing or elbowing
- Synonym: push
LAGGARD
- A person who moves slowly of falls behind
- Synonyms: slowpoke, straggler, sluggish
- Antonyms: early bird, swift, speedy prompt
PLAUDITS
- Applause, enthusiastic praise or approval
- Synonyms: cheers, acclaim
- Antonyms: boos, disapproval, ridecule
PRECLUDE
- To make impossible, prevent, shut out
- Synonyms: hinder, check, stop
- Antonyms: help, promote, facilitate
REVERT
- To return, go back
- Synonyms: relapse, regress
- Antonyms: progress, advance
SERVILE
- Of or relating to a slave
- Synonyms: slavish, groveling, fawning,
- Antonyms: mastery, overbearing
WRANGLE
- To quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way
- Synonyms: squabble, bicker
- Antonyms: agree, concur
