Williams Vocab 3

Front 1

vie

Back 1

v
to compete
to strive fo victory or superiority

Front 2

Allot

Back 2

v)
to assign or distribe into shares or portions

Front 3

tether

Back 3

n
a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object;
the outer limit of strngth or resources;
v
to fasten with a rope or chain

Front 4

elite

Back 4

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

Front 5

myriad

Back 5

adj.
in very great numbers;
n.
a very great numbers

Front 6

comply

Back 6

v
to yield to a request or command

Front 7

willful

Back 7

dj
stubbornly self- willed;
done on purpose
deliberate

Front 8

Audacious

Back 8

adj)
bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

Front 9

prodigios

Back 9

adj
immense, extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree

Front 10

instigate

Back 10

v
to urge on
to stir up

Front 11

perturb

Back 11

v
to trouble, make easy;
to disturb greatly;
to throw into confusions

Front 12

grapple

Back 12

n
an iron hiik used to grab and hold;
v
to come to grips, wrestle, or fight with

Front 13

perspective

Back 13

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

Front 14

Amass

Back 14

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

Front 15

relevant

Back 15

adj.
connected with or related to the matter at hand

Front 16

devoid

Back 16

adj)
not having or using, lacking

Front 17

skittish

Back 17

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

Front 18

longevity

Back 18

n
long life
long duration

Front 19

unison

Back 19

n
a sounding together;
agreement or accord

Front 20

incapacitable

Back 20

v
to deprive of strength or ability;
to make legally ineligible