Vocabulary Week 2

1. Vocabulary Week 2 Campagna

2. adage • One way to begin an informal speech or an oral report is to quote an old adage.

3. adage • N. a proverb, wise saying

4. bonanza • The thrilling adventure movie set in Alaska proved to be a box-office bonanza.

5. bonanza • N. a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable; sudden profit or gain

6. churlish • The store manager instructed all the salesclerks to avoid churlish replies to customers’ questions

7. churlish • Adj. lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude

8. citadel • A medieval citadel once guarded the capital city of the Greek island of Rhodes

9. citadel • N. a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place

10. collaborate • Several students plan to collaborate on a geology project for the annual science fair

11. collaborate • V. to work with, work together

12. decree • There went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.

13. decree • N. an order having the force of law; v. to issue such an order; to command firmly or forcefully

14. discordant • Their little spat struck a discordant note in our otherwise happy family get-together.

15. discordant • Adj. disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting

16. evolve • Authors hope that their notes, descriptions, and character sketches will evolve into a book.

17. evolve • V. to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level

18. excerpt My essay includes a long excerpt from a speech by Sojourner Truth.

19. excerpt • N. a passage taken from a book, article, ect.; v. to take such a passage; to quote

20. grope • When the power failed, we had to grope in the dark to find a working flashlight.

21. grope • V. To feel about hesitantly with the hands; to search blindly and uncertainly over and over