Unit 3

Question 1

Allot (v.)

Answer 1

(V.) to assign or distribute in shares or portions
Synonym: apportion

Question 2

Amass (v.)

Answer 2

(V.) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble
Synonym: pile up

Question 3

Audacious ( adj.)

Answer 3

(Adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
Synonym: brave

Question 4

Comply (v.)

Answer 4

(V.) to yield, to a request or command
Synonym: consent

Question 5

Devoid (adj.)

Answer 5

(Adj.) not having or using, lacking
Synonym: wanting

Question 6

Elite (n.)

Answer 6

(N.) the choice part of a group of people or things
Synonym: cream of the crop

Question 7

Elite (adj.)

Answer 7

(Adj.) superior

Question 8

Grapple (n.)

Answer 8

(N.) an iron hook used to grab and hold

Question 9

Grapple (v.)

Answer 9

(V.) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with
Synonym: tackle

Question 10

Incapacitate (v.)

Answer 10

(V.) to deprive of strength or ability; used to make legally inelegible
Synonym: paralyze

Question 11

Instigate (v.)

Answer 11

(V.) to urge on, to stir up, start, incite

Question 12

Longevity (n.)

Answer 12

(N.) long life, long duration, length of life

Question 13

Myriad (adj.)

Answer 13

(Adj.) in very great numbers
Synonym: countless

Question 14

Myriad (n.)

Answer 14

(N.) a very great number

Question 15

Perspective (n.)

Answer 15

(N.) 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

Synonym: viewpoint

Question 16

Perturb (v.)

Answer 16

(V.) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion

Synonym: upset

Question 17

Prodigious (adj.)

Answer 17

(Adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree

Synonym: gigantic

Question 18

Relevant (adj.)

Answer 18

(Adj.) connected with or related to the matter at hand

Synonym:applicable

Question 19

Skittish (adj.)

Answer 19

(Adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, un dependable

Synonym: jumpy

Question 20

Tether (adj.)

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Tether (v.)

Answer 21

(V.) to fasten with a rope or chain

Synonym: tie up

Question 22

Unison (n.)

Answer 22

(N.) a sounding together; agreement or accord

Synonym: harmony

Question 23

Vie (v.)

Answer 23

(V.) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority

Synonym: contend

Question 24

Willful (adj.)

Answer 24

(Adj.) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate

Synonym: headstrong