Vocabulary Unit 3
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sammiejo435 on September 8, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 allot | (v.) to assign or distribute in shares or portions syn: apportion, parcel out, allocate |
| amass | (v.) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself syn: accumulate, pile up, garner ant: scatter, dissipate, squander, waste |
| audacious | (adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring syn: enterprising, brave ant: timid, cowardly |
| comply | (v.) to yield to a request or command syn: subject to, consent to, acquiesce in ant: reject, refuse, decline |
| devoid | (adj.) not having or using, lacking syn: wanting, bereft ant: full, teeming, abounding |
| elite | (n.) the choice part of a group of people or things; (adj.) superior syn: (n.) cream of the crop, upper crust ant: (n.) rank and file, dregs of society |
| grapple | (n.) an iron hook used to grab and hold; (v.) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with syn: (v.) tackle, confront, struggle with |
| incapacitate | (v.) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible syn: disable, debilitate, paralyze, cripple ant: rehabilitate, restore |
| instigate | (v.) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite ant: stop, quell, squelch, quash |
| longevity | (n.) long life, long duration, length of life ant: brevity, transience |
| myriad | (adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number syn: (adj.) innumerable, countless ant: (adj.) few, scant, sparse |
| perspective | (n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance syn: viewpoint, sense of proportion |
| perturb | (v.) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion syn: upset, agitate, anger, irritate ant: delight, gladden, please |
| prodigious | (adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree syn: gigantic, tremendous, astounding ant: puny, minuscule, insignificant |
| relevant | (adj.) connected with or related to the matter at hand syn: pertinent, germane, applicable ant: unconnected, extraneous |
| skittish | (adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious syn: jumpy, restive, capricious, fickle ant: bold, daring, reckless, cool, unflappable |
| tether | (n.) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; (v.) to fasten with a rope or change syn: (v.) tie up, chain up, leash ant: (v.) untie, let loose |
| unison | (n.) a sounding together; agreement or accord syn: harmony, concord, assent |
| vie | (v.) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority syn: contend, rival |
| willful | (adj.) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate syn: headstrong, obstinate, premeditated ant: docile, obedient, tractable |
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