| allot | v. to assign or distribute into shares or portions. |
| amass | v. to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble. |
| 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 come to grips with, wrestle with, fight with. |
| incapacitate | v. to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible. |
| instigate | v. to urge on; to stir up. |
| longevity | n. long life, long duration. |
| 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 make troub;e, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion. |
| 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; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable. |
| tether | n. a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or recourses; v. to fasten with a rope or chain. |
| unison | n. a sounding together; agreement or accord. |
| vie | v. to compete; to strive for victory or superiority. |
| willful | adj. stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate. |