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Unit 3 Vocab
unit 3 vocab lang
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| allot | v. to assign or distribute in shares or portions |
| amass | v. to bring together,collect, gather, especially for oneself;to come together, assemble |
| audacious | adj. bold, adventurous, recklessly daring |
| comply | v. to yield to a request or command |
| devoid | adj. not having or using, lacking |
| elite | n. the choice part of a group of people or things adj. superior |
| grapple | n. an iron hook used to grab and hold v. to come to grips with, to wrestle or fight with |
| incapacitate | v. to deprive of strenght or ability; to make legally ineligible |
| instigate | v. to urge on; to stir up, provoke,start,incite |
| longevity | n. long life, long duration, length of life |
| myriad | adj. in very great numbers n. a very great number |
| perspective | n. a point of view or general standpoint from which differnt things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time,place, or distance |
| perturb | v. to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion |
| prodigious | adj.immense; extraordinary in bulk,size, or decree |
| relevant | adj. connected with or related to the matter at hand |
| skittish | adj. extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious;unstable, undependable |
| tether | n. rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit or strength or resources v. to fasten with a rope or chain |
| unison | n. a sounding together; an agreement or accord |
| vie | v. to complete;to strive for victory or superiority |
| willful | adj. stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose,deliberate |