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8th Grade Vocab 3
Term | Definition |
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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 |
grapple | (v.) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with |
instigate | (v.) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible |
myriad | (adj.) in very great numbers |
myriad | (n.) a very great number |
prodigious | (adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree |
skittish | (adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable |
tether | (n.) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources |
tether | (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; to come together, assemble |
devoid | (adj.) not having or using, lacking |
elite | (n.) the choice part of a group of people or things |
elite | (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; the appearance to the eye of the various objects at a given time, place, or distance |
perturb | (v.) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion |
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, deliberate |