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(n.) a proverb, wise saying
What is adage?
The assembly speaker may have been boring, but that was no excuse for the students' (laggard, churlish) behavior toward him.
What is churlish?
as the ad campaign slowly progressed (Synonym)
What is evolved?
For two nights, he did his homework faithfully; then he _ to his usual lazy ways.
What is reverted?
plaudits (n., pl.)
What is applause; enthusiastic praise or approval?
(n.) a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; (v.) to take such a passage; to quote
What is excerpt?
The landscape artists want to (collaborate, evolve) with the architects so that the entire house looks as though it is part of the natural environment.
What is collaborate?
crushed beneath many tons of debris (Synonym)
What is rubble?
When the lights suddenly went out, I _ my way into the kitchen to find a candle and matches.
What is groped?
collaborate (v.)
What is to work with, work together?
(v.) to make impossible, prevent, shut out
What is preclude?
There are times when we all need to be (jostled, reverted) away from old, familiar ideas that may no longer be as true as they once seemed.
What is jostled?
surprised by the melodious ending of the piece (Antonym)
What is discordant?
During his eleven years of "personal rule," King Charles I of England bypassed Parliament and governed the kingdom by royal _.
What is decree?
jostle (v.)
What is to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, brush against; to compete for?
(n.) a watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention
What is vigil?
I hate when people (hover, rubble) over me when I'm at my computer.
What is hover?
annoyed by all that fawning attention (Synonym)
What is servile?
They had such a long _ over the use of the bicycle that their mother finally forbade either of them from using it.
What is wrangle?
decree (n.), (v.)
What is an order having the force of law; to issue an order having the force of law; to command firmly or forcefully?
(n.) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place
What is citadel?
The committee found it impossible to reach any agreement on the matter because the views of its members were so (churlish, discordant)
What is discordant?
selling an unprofitable investment (Antonym)
What is bonanza?
The swiftest members of the herd escaped the trappers' nets, but the _ were caught.
What is laggards?
bonanza (n.)
What is 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?