Unit III
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 allot | (v) to assign or distribute in shares or portions |
| amass | (v) to bring together, gather, collect, especially for oneself; to come together |
| audacious | (adj) bold adventurous, recklessly daring |
| comply | (v) to yield to a request or command |
| devoid | (adj) not having or using, lacking |
| elite | (n) the choice part of a group of people or things (adj) superior |
| grapple | (n) an iron hook used to grab and hold (v) to wrestle/fight with |
| incapacitate | (v) to deprive of strength or ability |
| instigate | (v) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite |
| longevity | (n) long life, long duration, length of life |
| myriad | (adj) in very great numbers (n) a very great number |
| perspective | (n) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed |
| perturb | (v) to trouble, make uneasy, to disturb greatly |
| prodigious | (adj) immense;extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree |
| relevant | (adj) connected with or related to the matter at hand |
| skittish | (adj) extremely nervous and easily frightened, shy or timid |
| tether | (n) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object (v) to fasten a rope or chain |
| unison | (n) a sounding together |
| vie | (v) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority |
| willful | ( adj) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate |
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