unit 3 Flashcards

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1
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to assign or distribute in shares or portions

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allot

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

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amass

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bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

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audacious

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4
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to yield to a request or command

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comply

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5
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not having or using, lacking

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devoid

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

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elite

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an iron hook used to grab and hold; to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with

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grapple

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to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible

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incapacitate

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to urge on; to stir up, start

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instigate

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10
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long life, long duration, length of life

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longevity

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11
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in very great numbers; a very great number

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myriad

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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

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perspective

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

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perturb

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immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree

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prodigious

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connected with or related to the matter at hand

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relevant

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

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skittish

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

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tethered

18
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a sounding together; agreement accord

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unison

19
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to compete; to strive for victory or superiority

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vie

20
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stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate

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willful