Adage
A proverb, wise saying
Citadel
A fortress that overlooks and protects a city
Decree
An order having the force of law
Discordant
Disagreeable in sound
Evolve
To develop gradually
Hover
To float or hang suspended over, to move back and forth uncertainly
Preclude
To make impossible, prevent, or shutout.
Rubble
Broken stone or bricks; ruins
Servile
Of or relating to a slave
Wrangle
To quarrel or argue in a noisy angry way