Sadlier Unit 3 Set A

Question 1

allot (v.)

Answer 1

to assign or distribute in shares or portions

Question 2

audacious (adj.)

Answer 2

bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

Question 3

comply (v.)

Answer 3

to yield to a request or command

Question 4

grapple (n.)

Answer 4

an iron hook used to grab and hold

Question 5

grapple (v.)

Answer 5

to come to grips with; wrestle or fight with

Question 6

instigate (v.)

Answer 6

to urge on; to stir up, start, incite

Question 7

myriad (adj.)

Answer 7

in very great numbers

Question 8

myriad (n.)

Answer 8

a very great number

Question 9

prodigious (adj.)

Answer 9

immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree

Question 10

skittish (adj.)

Answer 10

extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable

Question 11

tether (n.)

Answer 11

a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources

Question 12

tether (v.)

Answer 12

to fasten with a rope or chain

Question 13

unison (n.)

Answer 13

a sounding together; agreement or accord

Question 14

amass (v.)

Answer 14

to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble

Question 15

devoid (adj.)

Answer 15

not using or having, lacking

Question 16

elite (n.)

Answer 16

the choice part of a group of people or things; superior

Question 17

incapacitate (v.)

Answer 17

to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible

Question 18

longevity (n.)

Answer 18

long life, long duration, length of life

Question 19

perspective (n.)

Answer 19

a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed

Question 20

perturb (v.)

Answer 20

to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion

Question 21

relevant (adj.)

Answer 21

connected with or related to the matter at hand

Question 22

vie (v.)

Answer 22

to compete; to strive for victory or superiority

Question 23

willful (adj.)

Answer 23

stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate