Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
(20 cards)
Allot
(v.) to assign or distribute in shares or portions
Amass
(v.) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble
Audacious
(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
Comply
(v.) to yield to a request or command
Devoid
(adj.) not having or using, lacking
Elite
(n.) the choice part of a group of people or things; (adj.) superior
Grapple
(n.) an iron hook used to grab and hold, (v.) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with
Incapacitate
(v.) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible
Instigate
(v.) to urgent on; to stir up, start, incite
Longevity
(n.) long life, long duration, length of life
Myriad
(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number
Perspective
(n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which things are viewed, physically and mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance
Perturb
(v.) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
Prodigious
(adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
Relevant
(adj.) connected with or related to the matter at hand
Skittish
(adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened ; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable
Tether
(n.) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limits of strength or resources ; (v.) to fasten with a rope or chain
Unison
(n.) a sounding together; agreement or accord
Vie
(v.) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority
Willful
(adj.) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate
