| A | B |
|---|
| adage | a proverb or saying with a moral message |
| bonanza | a source of great wealth; ie, a gold mine |
| churlish | rude; hard to get along with |
| citadel | fortress |
| collaborate | to work together as a group |
| decree | a pronouncement or declaration; to announce something |
| discordant | a conflict or difference of opinion |
| evolve | to develop slowly |
| excerpt | a small part taken from a book or article |
| grope | to feel your way through the dark |
| hover | to float or fly in one place |
| jostle | shove roughly |
| laggard | one who is slow and falls behind; doesn't keep up |
| plaudits | enthusiastic approvement, ie YAY!!! |
| preclude | to prevent from happening; to make impossible |
| revert | to return to a former habit or behavior |
| rubble | broken pieces of large objects, ie broken concrete |
| servile | feeling like a slave or unpaid servant |
| vigil | to keep watch; ie, watch a sick child until the fever breaks |
| wrangle | to argue or quarrel |
