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Unit 3 ELA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allot | To assign or distribute in shares or portions. Verb -Parcel out -Allocate |
| Amass | To bring together, collect, gather, to assemble Verb -Pile up -Garner -Scatter -Dissipate -Squander -Waste |
| Audacious | Bold / Adventurous / Recklessly Daring Adjective -Enterprising -Brave -Timid -Cowardly |
| Comply | To yield to a request or a demand. Verb -Consent -Acquiesce -Reject -Refuse -Decline |
| Devoid | Not having or using / Lacking Adjective -Wanting -Bereft -Deficient -Abounding -Full |
| Elite | The choice part of a group of people or things / Superior Noun Adjective -Cream of the crop -Dregs of society |
| Grapple | An iron hold used to grab and hold / To come to grips with, wrestle or fight with. Noun Verb -Tackle -Confront -Struggle with |
| Incapacitate | To deprive of strength or ability / To make legally ineligible Verb -Debilitate -Parallelized -Cripple -Rehabilitate -Renew |
| Instigate | To urge on / To stir up / Incite Verb -Start -Discourage -Halt -Stop |
| Longevity | Long life / Long duration / Length of life Noun -No synonyms -Shortness -Transience |
| Myriad | In very great numbers / A very great number Adjective Noun -Innumerable -Countless -Few -Sparse -Scant |
| Perspective | A point of view or stand point from which different topics are viewed Noun -Viewpoint -Scense of proportion |
| Perturb | To trouble, make uneasy / To disturb greatly / To confuse Verb -Upset -Agitate -Anger -Delight -Please |
| Prodigious | Immense / Extraordinary in bulk, size or degree Adjective -Gigantic -Tremendous -Astounding -Puny -Insignificant -Minuscule |
| Relevant | Connected with or related to the matter at hand Adjective -Pertinent -Applicable -Unconnected |
| Skittish | Extremely nervous and easily frightened / Shy or timid / Extremely cautious Adjective -Jumpy -Fickle -Bold -Dareing -Reckless -Cool |
| Tether | A rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object / To fasten with a rope or chain Noun Verb -Tie up -Chain up -Leash -Untie -Let loose |
| Unison | A sounding together / Agreement / Accord Noun -Harmony -Concord |
| Vie | To compete / To strive for victory or superiority Verb -Contend -Rival |
| Willful | Stubbornly self willed / Done on purpose / Deliberately Adjective -Headstrong -Premeditate -Abstinent -Docile -Obedient -Tractable |