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Unit 3 Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allot | verb assign or distribute in shares or portions |
| amass | verb collect, gather, bring together, especially for oneself |
| audacious | adj. bold, adventures, recklessly daring |
| comply | verb to yield to a request or command |
| devoid | adj. not having or using, lacking |
| elite | noun the choice part of a group of people or things adj. superior |
| grapple | noun an iron hook used to grab and hold verb to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with |
| incapacitate | verb to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible |
| instigate | verb to urge on; stir up, provoke, start, incite |
| longevity | noun long life, long duration, length of life |
| myriad | adj. in very great numbers noun a very great number |
| perspective | noun a point of view or general standpoint |
| perturb | verb to trouble, make uneasy; 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 |
| tether | noun a rope or chain used to fasten an object verb to fasten with a rope or chain |
| unison | noun a sounding together; agreement or accord |
| vie | verb to compete; to strive for victory or superiority |
| willful | adj. stubbornly self- willed; done on purpose, deliberate |