8th Grade Unit 2

Jill D. (United States of America)
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  1. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  2. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  3. citadel
    a stronghold for shelter during a battle
  4. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  5. decree
    a legally binding command or decision
  6. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  7. evolve
    undergo development
  8. excerpt
    a passage selected from a larger work
  9. hover
    hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
  10. rubble
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  11. grope
    feel about uncertainly or blindly
  12. jostle
    make one's way by pushing or shoving
  13. laggard
    someone who takes more time than necessary
  14. plaudits
    enthusiastic approval
  15. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  16. revert
    go back to a previous state
  17. servile
    submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
  18. vigil
    a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
  19. wrangle
    quarrel noisily, angrily, or disruptively
Created on Tue Oct 01 15:18:28 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Oct 01 15:20:24 EDT 2013)

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