Ela vocab unit one

What is the exact wording of the ________________ about early birds and worm-catching?

adage

If you will only show a little patience, that business might grow into a __________________ for you

bonanza

You hurt her feelings when you reacted to her comments in such a(n) ______________ way, especially since you asked her for her advice

churlish

After the walls fell to the enemy, the inhabitants withdrew to the _______________ and continued the struggle from there

citadel

Our teacher gave the two of us permission to __________________ on our reports because we were investigating related problems

collaborate

During his eleven years of "personal rule", King Charles l of england bypassed parliment and governed the country by royal ______________

decree

Suddenly, the ______________ voices of two quarreling people burst apon my ears and jarred me out of my daydream

discordant

As we discussed our vacation, we gradually _______________ a plan for a bicycle trip through New England.

evolved

Let me read aloud a few _________________ from the newspaper review of the new movie

excerpts

When the lights suddenly went out, I __________________ my way into the kitchen to find a candle and matches

groped

On the ground, teams of paramedics administered first aid to the victims of the accident, while police helicopters _______________ overhead

hovered

The cafeteria line was so crowded that I was ______________ past the desserts before I could take one.

jostled

The swiftest members of the herd escaped the trappers' nets, but the _______________ were caught

laggards

A single word of praise from the coach meant more to me than all the loud but thoughtless ________________ of the crowd

plaudits

Your silly pride about doing everything on your own ____________________ your getting the help you need so badly.

precludes

For two nights, he did his homework faithfully; then he ____________________ to his usual lazy ways

reverted

Before the new housing project could be built, it was necessary tob tear down the old houses and remove the _______________________

rubble

The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was the first step in releasing African Americans from their ______________ bonds

servile

With tireless devotion, the ailing child's parents kept an anxious ___________________ at her beside

vigil

They had such a long ________________ over the use of the bicycle that their mother forbade either of them from using it

wrangle