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Vocab Unit3
Vocab Unit 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allot (verb) | to assign or distribute |
| audacious (adj) | bold, adventurous |
| comply (verb) | to yield to a request or command |
| grapple (noun) | an iron hook used to grab and hold |
| grapple (verb) | to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with |
| instigate (verb) | to urge on; to stir, start, incite |
| myriad (adj) | in very great numbers |
| myriad (noun) | a very great number |
| prodigious (adj) | immense; extraordinary |
| skittish (adj) | extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable |
| tether (noun) | a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources; (v.) to fasten with a rope or chain |
| unison (noun) | a sounding together; agreement or accord |
| amass (verb) | to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself |
| devoid (adj) | not having or using, lacking |
| elite (noun) | the choice part of a group of people or things |
| elite (adj) | superior |
| incapacitate (verb) | to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible |
| longevity (noun) | long life, long duration, length in life |
| perspective (noun) | a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally |
| perturb (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 |
| relevant (adj) | connected with or related to the matter at hand |
| vie | to compete, to strive for victory or superiority |
| willful | stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate |