(n.) a watch, especially at night; any period of watchful
attention
What is vigil?
100
(n.) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place
SYNONYMS: fort, stronghold, bulwark, bastion
What is citadel?
100
(v.) to float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth
uncertainly over or around
SYNONYMS: linger, waver, seesaw
ANTONYMS: soar
What is hover?
100
(adj.) disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony,
conflicting
SYNONYMS: grating, shrill, different, divergent
ANTONYMS: harmonious, in agreement
What is discordant?
100
97,895 pounds of this came from 9/11.
What is rubble?
200
(n.) a proverb, wise saying
SYNONYMS: maxim, saw, aphorism
What is adage?
200
(n.) a person who moves slowly or falls behind; (adj.)
falling behind; slow to move, act, or respond
SYNONYMS: (n.) slowpoke, straggler; (adj.) sluggish
ANTONYMS: (n.) early bird; (adj.) swift, speedy, prompt
What is laggard?
200
(v.) to make or force one’s way by pushing or elbowing; to
bump, shove, brush against; to compete for
SYNONYMS: push
What is jostle?
200
(v.) to work with, work together
SYNONYMS: team up, join forces
ANTONYMS: work alone
What is collaborate?
200
"Look before you leap." and Murphy's Law are great examples of this.
What is an adage?
300
(n.) an order having the force of law; (v.) to issue such an
order; to command firmly or forcefully
SYNONYMS: (n.) proclamation, edict; (v.) proclaim
What is decree?
300
(n.) broken stone or bricks; ruins
SYNONYMS: wreckage, debris
What is rubble?
300
(v.) to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level
SYNONYMS: unfold, emerge
ANTONYMS: wither, shrivel up, atrophy
What is evolve?
300
(v.) to feel about hesitantly with the hands; to search blindly
and uncertainly
SYNONYMS: fumble for, cast about for
What is grope?
300
King Henry II (1154-1189) did this so knights would stop jousting.
What is a decree?
400
(n.) a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable,
profitable, or rewarding; a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large
amount; sudden profit or gain
SYNONYMS: windfall
(v.) to return, go back
SYNONYMS: relapse, regress
ANTONYMS: progress, advance
What is revert?
400
(adj.) lacking politeness or good manners; lacking
sensitivity; difficult to work with or deal with; rude
SYNONYMS: surly, ill-tempered
ANTONYMS: courteous, civil, well-mannered
What is churlish?
400
A South Carolina military academy, whose name has to do with a vocab word that means "fortress"
What is Citadel?
500
(v.) to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument; to herd; (n.) a noisy quarrel
SYNONYMS: (v.) squabble, bicker
ANTONYMS: (v.) agree, concur
What is wrangle?
500
(n.) a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; (v.) to take
such a passage; to quote
SYNONYMS: (n.) portion, section, extract
What is excerpt?
500
(v.) to make impossible, prevent, shut out
SYNONYMS: hinder, check, stop
ANTONYMS: help, promote, facilitate
What is preclude?
500
(adj.) of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for slave or a servant, menial; lacking spirit or independence, abjectly
submissive
SYNONYMS: slavish, groveling, fawning
ANTONYMS: masterly, overbearing
What is servile?
500
The TV series that ran from 1959-1973 and is about Ben Cartwright and his sons as they defend their ranch and help their town.