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ELA Q3 Vocab
| Term | Definition | Synonyms | Antonyms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allot | To assign or distribute in shares or portions. | Parcel out, allocate | None |
| Amass | To bring together, collect, gather, to assemble. | Pile up, garner | Scatter, dissipate, squander, waste |
| Audacious | Bold, adventurous, recklessly daring | Enterprising, brave | Timid, cowardly |
| Comply | To yield to a request or demand | Consent, acquiesce | Reject, refuse, decline |
| Devoid | Not having or using, lacking | Wanting, bereft, deficient | Full abounding |
| Elite | The choice part of a group of people or things, superior | Cream of the crop | Dregs of society |
| Grapple | An iron hook used to grab and hold, to come with grips, wrestle or fight with. | Tackle, confront, struggle with | None |
| Incapacitate | To deprive of strength or ability, to make legally ineligible | Debilitate, paralyze, cripple | Rehabilitate, renew |
| Instigate | To urge on, to stir up, start, incite | None | Discourage, halt, stop |
| Longevity | Long life, long duration, length of life | None | Shortness, transience |
| Myriad | Is very great in numbers, a very great number | Innumerable, countless | Few sparse scant |
| Perspective | A point of view or standpoint from which different topics are viewed. | Viewpoint, sense of proportion | None |
| Perturb | To trouble, to make uneasy, to disturb greatly, to confuse | Upset, agitate , anger | Delight, please |
| Prodigious | Immense, extraordinary in bulk, size or degree | Gigantic, tremendous, astounding | Puny, insignificant, miniscule. |
| Relevant | Connected with or related to the matter at hand | Pertinent, applicable | unconnected |
| Skittish | Extremely nervous and easily frightened, shy or timid, extremely cautious | Jumpy, fickle | Bold, daring, reckless, cool |
| Tether | A rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object, a rope or a chain fastened to an object | Tie up, chain up, leash | Unite, let loose |
| Unison | A sounding together, agreement, accord | Harmony, concord | None |
| Vie | To compete, to strive for victory or rivalry | Contend, rival | None |
| Willfull | Stubborn self willed, done on purpose deliberate | Deliberate, premeditated, headstrong | Docile, obedient , trackable |