Vocab Unit #3

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allot

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v. to assign or distribute in shares or portions

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amass

Back 2

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

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audacious

Back 3

adj. bold , adventurous, recklessly daring

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comply

Back 4

v. to yield to a request or command

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deviod

Back 5

adj. not having or using, lacking

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elite

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

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grapple

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

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incapacitate

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v. to deprive of srength or ability, to make legally ineligible

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insdtigate

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v. to urge on, to stir up, provoke, start, incite

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longevity

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n. long life, long duration, length of life

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myriad

Back 11

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

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prodigious

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adj. immense, extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree

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perspective

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n. a point of view or general standpoint from which differnet 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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perturb

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

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relevant

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adj. connected with or related to the matter at hand

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skittish

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

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tether

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

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unison

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n. a sounding together, agreement or accord

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vie

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v. to complete to strive for victory or superiority

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willful

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adj. stubbornly self-willed, done on purpose, deliberate