| A | B |
|---|
| adage | wise old saying |
| bonanza | a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, a windfall |
| churlish | rude |
| citadel | a fortress the overlooks/protects a city |
| collaborate | work together |
| decree | a command; having the force of law |
| discordant | noisy, disagreeable in sound |
| evolve | develop gradually |
| excerpt | a quotation, a passage |
| grope | to feel around for something |
| hover | to float over |
| jostle | to push or shove |
| laggard | slowpoke |
| plaudits | applause, enthusiastic praise |
| preclude | prevent from happening |
| revert | go back to the way it was |
| rubble | broken stone or bricks; ruins |
| servile | of or relating to a slave; behaving like a slave or a servant |
| vigil | watch over, especially at night |
| wrangle | to quarrel in a noisy way; a noisy quarrel |
