Unit 3 Flashcards
Allot (v)
Parcel out
To assign or distribute in shares or portions
Amass (v)
Pile up
To bring together, collect, gather; especially for one’s self; to come together assemble
Audacious (adj)
Brave
Bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
Comply (v)
Consent
To yield to a request or demand
Devoid (adj)
Wanting
Not having or using; lacking
Elite (n)
Upper crust
The choice part of a group of people or things
Elite (adj)
Superior
Grapple (n)
An iron hook used to grab and hold
Grapple (v)
Tackle
To come to grips with, wrestle or fight
Incapacitate (v)
Cripple
To deprive of strength or ability;to make illegally ineligible
Instigate (v)
To urge on; to stir up, start, incite
Longevity (n) shortness
Long life, long duration, length of life
Myriad (adj)
Innumerable
In very great numbers
Myriad (n)
A very great number
Perspective (n)
Viewpoint
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
Perturb (n)
Upset
to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
Prodigious (adj) gigantic
Immense extraordinary in bulk, size, or decree
Relevant (adj)
Pertinent
Connected with or related to the matter at hand
Skittish (adj)
Jumpy
Extremely nervous and easily frightened, shy or timid
Tether (n)
a rope or chain used to fasten somelhing to alike. the outer limit of strength or resources
Tether (v)
Tie up
to fasten with a rope or chain
Unison (n)
Harmony
A sounding together; agreement or accord
Vie (v)
Contend
To complete; to strive for victory or superiority
Willful (adj)
Headstrong
stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate
