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Vocabulary unit 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allot | (v.) to assign or distribute in shares or portions. |
| audacious | (adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring |
| comply | (v.) to yield to a request or command |
| grapple | (n.) an iron hook used to grab and hold; (v.) to come to grips with |
| instigate | (v.) to urge on, to stir up, start |
| myriad | (adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number |
| prodigious | (adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree |
| skittish | (adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid. |
| tether | (n.) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object (v.) to fasten with a rope or chain |
| unison | (n.) a sounding together; agreement or accord |
| amass | (v.) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself |
| devoid | (adj.) not having or using, lacking |
| elite | (n.) the choice part of a group of people or things (adj.) superior |
| incapacitate | (v.) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible. |
| longevity | (n.) long life, long duration, length of life |
| perspective | (n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally. |
| perturb | (v.) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly |
| relevant | (adj.) connected with or related to the matter at hand |
| vie | (v.) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority |
| willful | (adj.) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliverate |