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Unit Three Flashcards

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;

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amass

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3
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bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

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audacious

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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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6
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the choice part of a group of people or things

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elite

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7
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superior

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elite

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8
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an iron hook used to grab and hold

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grapple

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to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with

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grapple

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10
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to deprive of strength or ability

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incapacitate

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11
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to stir up, provoke, start, incite

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instigate

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12
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long life, long duration, length of life

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longevity

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13
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in very great numbers;

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myriad

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14
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a very great number

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myriad

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15
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a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally

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perspective

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16
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to trouble, make uneasy;

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perturb

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17
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extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree

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prodigious

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18
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connected with or related to the matter at hand

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relevant

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19
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extremely nervous and easily frightened;

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skittish

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20
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a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object

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tether

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21
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to fasten with a rope or chain

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tether

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22
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a sounding together;

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unison

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23
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to compete;

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vie

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24
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stubbornly self-willed;

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willful

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25
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to come together, assemble

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amass

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26
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to make legally ineligible

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incapacitate

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27
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to urge on;

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instigate

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28
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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 disturb greatly;

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perturb

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30
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to throw into confusion

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perturb

31
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immense

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prodigious

32
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shy or timid

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skittish

33
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extremely cautious

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skittish

34
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unstable, undependable

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skittish

35
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the outer limit of strength or resources

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tether

36
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agreement or accord

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unison

37
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to strive for victory or superiority

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vie

38
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done on purpose, deliberate

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willful

39
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S for allot

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apportion, parcel out, allocate

40
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S for amass

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accumulate, pile up, garner

41
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S for audacious

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enterprising, brave

42
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S for comply

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submit to, consent to, acquiesce in

43
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S for devoid

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wanting, bereft

44
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S for elite

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cream of the crop, upper crust

45
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S for grapple

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tackle, confront, struggle with

46
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S for incapacitate

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disable, debilitate, paralyze, cripple

47
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S for instigate

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urge on, stir up, provoke, start, incite

48
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S for longevity

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long life, long duration, length of life

49
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S for myriad

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innumerable, countless

50
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S for perspective

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viewpoint, sense of proportion

51
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S for perturb

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upset, agitate, anger, irritate

52
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S for prodigious

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gigantic, tremendous, astounding

53
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S for relevant

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pertinent, germane, applicable

54
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S for skittish

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jumpy, restive, capricious, fickle

55
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S for tether

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tie up, chain up, leash

56
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S for unison

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harmony, concord, assent

57
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S for vie

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contend, rival

58
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S for willful

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headstrong, obstinate, premeditated

59
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A for amass

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scatter, dissipate, squander, waste

60
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A for audacious

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timid, cowardly

61
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A for comply

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reject, refuse, decline

62
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A for devoid

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full, teeming, abounding

63
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A for elite

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rank and file, dregs of society

64
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A for incapacitate

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rehabilitate, restore

65
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A for instigate

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stop, quell, squelch, quash

66
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A for longevity

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brevity, transience

67
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A for myriad

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few, scant, sparse

68
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A for perturb

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delight, gladden, please

69
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A for prodigious

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puny, minuscule, insignificant

70
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A for relevant

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unconnected, extraneous

71
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A for skittish

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bold, daring, reckless, cool, unflappable

72
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A for tether

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untie, let loose

73
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A for willful

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docile, obedient, tractable

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