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Reading Vocab 3A

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allot to assign or distribute in shares or portions sy-apportion, parcel out, allocate
amass to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself, assemble pile up, garner
audacious bold, adventurous, recklessly daring enterprising, brave
comply to yield, to request, command consent, acquiesce
devoid not having or using, lacking wanting, bereft
elite the choice part of a group cream of the crop, upper crust
grapple an iron hook used to grab and hold; to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with tackle, confront, struggle with
incapacitate to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible debilitate, paralyze, cripple
instigate to urge on; to stir up, start, incite
longevity long life, long duration, length of life
myriad in very great numbers; a very great number innumerable, countless
perspective 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 viewpoint, sense of proportion
perturb to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion upset, agitate, anger
prodigious immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree gigantic, tremendous, astounding
relevant connected with or related to the matter at hand pertinent, germane, applicable
skittish extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid: extremely cautious; unstable, undependable jumpy, restive, capricious, fickie
tether a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed ok the outer limit of strength or resources; to fasten with a rope or chain tie up, chain up, leash
unison a sounding together; agreement or accord harmony, concord, assent
vie to compete; to strive tor victory or superiority contend, rival
willful stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate headstrong, obstinate, premeditated
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