2 Grammar Vocab Flashcards

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Allot

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(V) to assign or distribute in shares or portions

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Audacious

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(Adj) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

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Comply

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(V) to yield to a request or command

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Grapple

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

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Instigate

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(V) to urge on; to stir up, start incite

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Myriad

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(Adj) in very great numbers; (n) a very good number

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Prodigious

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(Adj) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree

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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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10
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Unison

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(N) sounding together; agreement

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Amass

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(V) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself, to come together, assemble

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Devoid

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(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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Incapacitate

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

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Longevity

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(N) long life, long duration, length of life

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Perspective

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

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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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Vie

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(V) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority

20
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willful

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(Adj) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose,

21
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Avowed

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Declared openly and without shame

22
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Bountiful

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Giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly

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Congested

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Overcrowded, filled or occupied

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Enterprising

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Energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination

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Gingerly

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With extreme care or caution

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Glut

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To provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing

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Incognito

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In a disguised state, under a assumed name or identity; the state of being disguised; a person in disguise

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Minimize

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To make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before

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Veer

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To change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift

30
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Wanton

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Reckless, heartless, unjustifiable; loose in mortals; a spoiled or pampered person

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Antics

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Ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions

32
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Banter

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To exchange playful remarks, tease;

33
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Detriment

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Harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury

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Durable

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Sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting a long time

35
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Invalidate

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To make valueless, take away all force or effect

36
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Legendary

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Described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) famous

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Maim

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To cripple, disable, injure

38
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Oblique

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Slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct

39
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Venerate

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To regard with reverence, look up to with great respect