Unit 3 Vocab

Question 1

allot (verb)

Answer 1

to assign or distribute in shares or portions

Question 2

amass (verb)

Answer 2

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

Question 3

audacious (adj)

Answer 3

bold, adventurous, reckless, daring

Question 4

comply (verb)

Answer 4

to yield to a request or command

Question 5

devoid (adj)

Answer 5

not having or using, lacking

Question 6

elite (adj)

Answer 6

superior

Question 7

elite (noun)

Answer 7

the choice part of a group of people or things

Question 8

grapple (noun)

Answer 8

an iron hook used to grab and hold

Question 9

grapple (verb)

Answer 9

to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with

Question 10

incapacitate (verb)

Answer 10

to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible

Question 11

instigate (verb)

Answer 11

to urge on; to stir up, start, incite

Question 12

longevity (noun)

Answer 12

long life, long duration, length of life

Question 13

myriad (adj)

Answer 13

in very great numbers

Question 14

myriad (noun)

Answer 14

a very great number

Question 15

perspective (noun)

Answer 15

a point of view

Question 16

perturb (verb)

Answer 16

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

Question 17

prodigious (adj)

Answer 17

immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree

Question 18

relevant (adj)

Answer 18

connected with or related to the matter at hand

Question 19

skittish (adj)

Answer 19

extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy, timid, and cautious

Question 20

tether (noun)

Answer 20

a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object

Question 21

tether (verb)

Answer 21

to fatten with rope or chain

Question 22

unison (noun)

Answer 22

sounding together; agreement or accord

Question 23

vie (verb)

Answer 23

to compete; to strive for victory

Question 24

willful (adj)

Answer 24

stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose