Unit 3 vocabulary words

  1. allot
    to assign or distribute in shares or portions
  2. amass
    to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble
  3. audacious
    bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
  4. comply
    to yield to a request or command
  5. devoid
    not having or using, lacking
  6. elite
    the choice part of a group of people or things; superior
  7. grapple
    an iron hook used to grab and hold. v. to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with
  8. incapacitate
    to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible
  9. instigate
    to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite
  10. longevity
    long life, long duration, length of life
  11. myriad
    in very great numbers n. a very great number
  12. 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.
  13. perturb
    to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
  14. prodigious
    immense; extraordinary in bulk, size,or degree
  15. relevant
    connected with or related tothe matter at hand
  16. skittish
    extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable
  17. tether
    a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources; v. to fasten with a rope or chain
  18. unison
    a sounding together; agreement or accord
  19. vie
    v. to complete; to strive for victory or superiority
  20. willful
    adj. stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate
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Unit 3 vocabulary words
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