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Unit 3
Sadlier-Oxford Level C Unit 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |