Vocabulary Workshop Unit 3

Question 1

Allot

Answer 1

to assign or distribute in shares or portions

Question 2

Amass

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Audacious

Answer 3

bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

Question 4

Comply

Answer 4

to yield to a request to command

Question 5

Devoid

Answer 5

not having or using, lacking

Question 6

Elite

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Grapple

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Incapacitate

Answer 8

to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible

Question 9

Instigate

Answer 9

to urge on, to stir up, start, incite

Question 10

Longevity

Answer 10

long life, long duration, length of life

Question 11

Myriad

Answer 11

in very great numbers; a very great number

Question 12

Perspective

Answer 12

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 give time, place, or distance

Question 13

Perturb

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Prodigious

Answer 14

immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree

Question 15

Relevant

Answer 15

connected with or related to the matter at hand

Question 16

Skittish

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Tether

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Unison

Answer 18

a sounding together; agreement or accord

Question 19

Vie

Answer 19

to compete; to strive for victory or superiority

Question 20

Willful

Answer 20

stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate