| A | B |
|---|
| adage | proverb or wise saying |
| bananza | something valuable |
| churlish | lacking politeness or good manners |
| citadel | fortress that overlooks and protects the city |
| collaborate | to work together |
| decree | an order having the force of law |
| discordant | disagreeable in sound; jarring |
| evolve | to develop gradually |
| excerpt | a passage taken from a book, article etc |
| grope | to feel about hesitantly with the hands |
| hover | to float or suspend over |
| jostle | to make or force ones way by pushing or elbowing |
| laggard | a person who moves slowly or falls behind |
| plaudits | applause |
| preclude | prevent or make impossible |
| revert | to return or go back |
| rubble | broken stones or bricks, ruins |
| survile | of or relating to a slave |
| vigil | a watch, espeecially at night |
| wrangle | to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way |
