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Unit 3 & 4 Vocab
8th Grade English - Unit 3 & 4 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allot | To assign or distribute in shares or portions |
| Amass | To bring together, collect, gather, to assemble |
| Audacious | Bold, adventurous, recklessly daring |
| Comply | To yield to a request or demand |
| Devoid | Not having or using, lacking |
| Elite | The choice part of a group of people or things; Superior |
| Grapple | An iron hook used to grab and hold; To come to grips with, wrestle or fight with |
| Incapacitate | To deprive of strength or ability; To make legally ineligible |
| Instigate | To urge on, to stir up, start, incite |
| Longevity | Long life, long duration, length of time |
| Myriad | In very great numbers; A very great number |
| Perspective | A point of view or standpoint from which different topics are viewed |
| Perturb | To trouble, make uneasy; To disturb greatly; To confuse |
| Prodigious | Immense; Extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree |
| Relevant | Connected with or related to the matter at hand |
| Skittish | Extremely nervous and easily frightened; Shy or timid; Extremely cautious |
| Tether | A rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; To fasten with a rope or chain |
| Unison | A sounding together; Agreement; Accord |
| Vie | To compete; To strive for victory or superiority |
| Willful | Stubbornly self-willed; Done on purpose; Deliberate |
| Annul | To reduce to nothing; To make ineffective or inoperative; To declare legally invalid or void |
| Blase | Indifferent; Bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; Apathetic |
| Bolster | To support or give a boost to; A long pillow or cushion |
| Deplore | To feel or express regret or disapproval |
| Frivolous | Of little importance; Not worthy of serious attention |
| Muster | To bring together for service or battle; To gather of summon To amount to, comprise, include |
| Nonentity | A person or thing of no importance |
| Obsess | To trouble, haunt, or fill the mind |
| Ornate | Elaborately decorated; Showily splendid |
| Oust | To remove, drive out of a position or place |
| Peruse | To read through thoroughly and carefully |
| Porous | Full of tiny holes; Air or water is able to pass through |
| Promontory | A high point of land extending into water |
| Prone | Lying face down; Inclined; Likely |
| Qualm | A pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; A feeling of faintness and nausea |
| Recourse | A person or thing turn to for help or advice; The act of seeking help or protection |
| Residue | A remainder which remains when a part has been used up or removed |
| Solicitous | Showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something |
| Staid | Serious and dignified; Quiet or subdued in character or conduct |
| Sustain | To support, nourish, keep off, to suffer, to bear up under, withstand |
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