New words 1.11 Flashcards

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Allot

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(v) to assign in shares or in portions

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amass

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(v) to bring together or collect together

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audacious

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(adj) bold, reckless, daring

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comply

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(v) to yield to a request or command

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devoid

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(adj) not having or using, lacking

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elite

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(n) the choice part of a group, superior

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incapacitate

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(v) to deprive of strength or ability

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grapple

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(n) (v), an iron huck used to grab, to come to grips with

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instigate

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(v) to urge on or stir up

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longevity

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(n) long life, long duration

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myriad

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(adj) (n) in very great numbers, a very great number

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perspective

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(n) a point of view or general standpoint from which things are viewed

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perturbed

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(v) to trouble, make uneasy

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prodigious

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(adj) immense, extraordinary in bulk or size

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relevant

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(adj) connected with or related to the matter at hand

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skittish

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(adj) extremely nervous or easily frightened

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tethered

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(n) (v) a rope or chain used to fasten something, to fasten with a rope or chain

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unison

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(N) a sounding together, agreement or accord

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vie

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(v) to compete, to strive for victory

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willful

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(adj) stubbornly self willed, done on purpose