Unit 3 Vocabulary

Question 1

Allot

Answer 1

(v.) to assign or distribute in shares or portions

Question 2

Amass

Answer 2

(v.) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble

Question 3

Audacious

Answer 3

(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

Question 4

Comply

Answer 4

(v.) to yield to a request or command

Question 5

Devoid

Answer 5

(adj.) not having or using, lacking

Question 6

Elite

Answer 6

(n.) the choice part of a group of people or things; (adj.) superior

Question 7

Grapple

Answer 7

(n.) an iron hook used to grab and hold, (v.) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with

Question 8

Incapacitate

Answer 8

(v.) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible

Question 9

Instigate

Answer 9

(v.) to urgent on; to stir up, start, incite

Question 10

Longevity

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Myriad

Answer 11

(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number

Question 12

Perspective

Answer 12

(n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which things are viewed, physically and mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance

Question 13

Perturb

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Prodigious

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Relevant

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Skittish

Answer 16

(adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened ; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable

Question 17

Tether

Answer 17

(n.) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limits of strength or resources ; (v.) to fasten with a rope or chain

Question 18

Unison

Answer 18

(n.) a sounding together; agreement or accord

Question 19

Vie

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Willful

Answer 20

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