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Unit 3
Sadlier-Oxford Level C Unit 3
Term | Definition |
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allot | to assign or distribute in shares |
amass | to bring together, collect, especially for oneself |
audacious | bold, adventurous |
comply | to yield to a request or command |
devoid | not having or using, lacking |
elite | the choice part of a group, superior |
grapple | to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with |
incapacitate | to deprive of strength or ability |
instigate | to urge on, stir up, provoke |
longevity | long life, long duration, length of life |
myriad | in very great numbers |
perspective | a point of view from which different things are viewed |
perturb | to trouble, to upset, to confuse |
prodigious | immense, extraordinary in size or bulk |
relevant | related to the matter at hand |
skittish | extremely nervous and easily frightened |
tether | (n)a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object (v)to fasten with a rope or chain |
unison | a sounding together; agreement or accord |
vie | to compete; to strive for victory |
willful | done on purpose, deliberate; stubbornly self-willed |