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Unit 3
English 9CP
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| allot | to assign or distribute into shares or portions |
| amass | to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself |
| audacious | bold, adventurous, recklessly daring |
| comply | to yield to a request or command |
| devoid | not having or using, lacking |
| elite | the choice part of a group of people or things |
| grapple | an iron hook used to grab and hold; to come to grips with; wrestle with |
| incapacitate | to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible |
| instigate | to urge on; to stir up |
| longevity | long life; long duration |
| myriad | in very great numbers |
| perspective | 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 | to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly |
| prodigious | immense, extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree |
| relevant | connected with or related to the matter at hand |
| skittish | extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious |
| tether | a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources |
| unison | a sounding together; agreement or accord |
| vie | to compete; to strive for victory or superiority |
| willful | stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate |