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oo4 / vocab unit 3
> 7th grade ela class
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allot [lat] | VERB to assign or distribute in shares or portions |
| amass [mas] | VERB to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble |
| audacious [da] | ADJECTIVE bold, adventurous, recklessly daring |
| comply [pli] | VERB to yield to a request or command |
| devoid [void] | ADJECTIVE not having or using, lacking |
| elite [let] | NOUN the choice part of a group of people or things ADJECTIVE superior |
| grapple [grap] | NOUN an iron hook used to grab and hold VERB to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with |
| incapacitate [pas] | VERB to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible |
| instigate [in] | VERB to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite |
| longevity [jev] | NOUN long life, long duration, length of life |
| myriad [mir] | ADJECTIVE in very great numbers NOUN a very great number |
| perspective [spek] | NOUN 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 [terb] | VERB to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion |
| prodigious [dij] | ADJECTIVE immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree |
| relevant [rel] | ADJECTIVE connected with or related to the matter at hand |
| skittish [skit] | ADJECTIVE extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable |
| tether [teth] | NOUN a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the other limit of strength or resources VERB to fasten with a rope or chain |
| unison [yu] | NOUN a sounding together; agreement or accord |
| vie [vi] | VERB to compete; to strive for victory or superiority |
| willful [wil] | ADJECTIVE stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate |