2 Grammar Vocab Flashcards
Allot
(V) to assign or distribute in shares or portions
Audacious
(Adj) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
Comply
(V) to yield to a request or command
Grapple
(N) an iron hook used to grab and hold; (v) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with
Instigate
(V) to urge on; to stir up, start incite
Myriad
(Adj) in very great numbers; (n) a very good number
Prodigious
(Adj) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
Skittish
(Adj) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious, unstable, undependable
Tether
(N) 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
Unison
(N) sounding together; agreement
Amass
(V) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself, to come together, assemble
Devoid
(Adj) not having or using, lacking
Elite
(N) the choice part of a group of people or things (adj) superior
Incapacitate
(V) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible
Longevity
(N) long life, long duration, length of life
Perspective
(N) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally
Perturb
(V) to trouble, make uneasy, to disturb, greatly; to throw into confusion
Relevant
(Adj) connected with or related to the matter at hand
Vie
(V) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority
willful
(Adj) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose,
Avowed
Declared openly and without shame
Bountiful
Giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
Congested
Overcrowded, filled or occupied
Enterprising
Energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
Gingerly
With extreme care or caution
Glut
To provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing
Incognito
In a disguised state, under a assumed name or identity; the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
Minimize
To make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
Veer
To change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift
Wanton
Reckless, heartless, unjustifiable; loose in mortals; a spoiled or pampered person
Antics
Ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
Banter
To exchange playful remarks, tease;
Detriment
Harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury
Durable
Sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting a long time
Invalidate
To make valueless, take away all force or effect
Legendary
Described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) famous
Maim
To cripple, disable, injure
Oblique
Slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
Venerate
To regard with reverence, look up to with great respect