| A | B |
| adage | a proverb, wise saying |
| bonanza | a rich mass of ore in a mine; someting very valuable, profitable,or rewarding;a source of wealth or proserity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain |
| churlish | lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitiivitty; difficult to work or deal with; rude |
| citadel | a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place |
| collaborate | to work with, work together |
| decree | an order having the force of law to issue such an order to command firmly or forcefully |
| discordant | disagreenable in sond ,jarring lacking in harmony |
| evolve | to develop gradually; to rise to a highter level |
| excert | a passage tanken from a book article to take such a passage to quote |
| grope | to feel about hesitantly with the hands to search blindly and uncertainly |
| hover | to float or hang suspended over to move back and fofth uncertainly over or around |
| jostle | to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing to bump brush against to compete for |
| laggard | a person who moves slowly or falls behing falling behind slow to move act or respond |
| plaudits | applause; enthusiastic praise or approval |
| preclude | to make impossible, prevent, shut out |
| revert | to return, go back |
| rubble | broken stone or bricks |
| servile | of or relating to a slave behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant merial lacking spirit or independence abjectly submissive |
| vigil | a watch especially at night any period of watchful attention |
| wrangle | to quarrel or argue in a noisy angry way |