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Integr English 1 Uni
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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allot | (v) to assign or distribute in 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 or fight with |
incapacitate | (v) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible |
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, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance |
perturb | (v) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion |
prodgious | (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 resources; (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 |