| A | B |
|---|
| adage | proverb; a wise saying |
| adage | syn. saw; maxim |
| bonanza | a rich mass of ore in a mine |
| bonanza | syn. windfall |
| churlish | lacking sensitivity |
| churlish | syn. surley |
| churlish | ant. civil; courteous |
| citadel | a fortress that overlooks and protects a city |
| citadel | syn. a fort |
| collaborate | to work with |
| decree | an order having the force of law |
| decree | syn. proclamation |
| discordant | disagreeable in sound |
| discordant | syn. shrill |
| discordant | ant. harmonious |
| evolve | to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level |
| evolve | unfold, emerge |
| evolve | wither, shrivel up, atrophy |
| excerpt | a passage taken from a book, article, etc; to take such passage, quote |
| excerpt | syn. portion, section, extract |
| grope | to feel about hesitantly with the hands; to search blindly and uncertainly |
| grope | syn. fumble for, cast about for |
| hover | to float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around |
| hover | syn. linger, waver, seesaw |
| hover | ant. soar |
| jostle | to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, shove, brush against; to compete for |
| jostle | syn. push |
| laggard | a person who moves slowly or falls behind; falling behind; slow to move, act, or respond |
| laggard | syn. slowpoke, straggler; sluggish |
| laggard | ant. early bird; swift, speedy, prompt |
| plaudits | Applause; enthusiastic praise or approval |
| plaudits | syn. cheers, acclaim |
| plaudits | ant. boos, disapproval, ridicule |
| Preclude | to make impossible, prevent, shut out |
| Preclude | syn. hinder, check, stop |
| Preclude | ant. help, promote, facilitate |
| revert | to return, go back |
| revert | syn. relapse, regress |
| revert | ant. progress, advance |
| rubble | broken stone or bricks; ruins |
| rubble | syn. wreckage, debris |
| servile | of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant menial; lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive |
| servile | syn. slavish, groveling, fawning |
| servile | ant. masterly, overbearing |
| vigil | a watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention |
| wrangle | to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument; to herd; a noisy quarrel |
| wrangle | syn. squabble, bicker |
| wrangle | ant. agree, concur |
