Unit Three Flashcards by Isabella J

to assign or distribute in shares or portions

allot

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

amass

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bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

audacious

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to yield to a request or command

comply

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not having or using, lacking

devoid

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the choice part of a group of people or things

elite

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superior

elite

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an iron hook used to grab and hold

grapple

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to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with

grapple

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to deprive of strength or ability

incapacitate

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to stir up, provoke, start, incite

instigate

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long life, long duration, length of life

longevity

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in very great numbers;

myriad

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a very great number

myriad

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

perspective

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to trouble, make uneasy;

perturb

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extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree

prodigious

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connected with or related to the matter at hand

relevant

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extremely nervous and easily frightened;

skittish

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a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object

tether

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to fasten with a rope or chain

tether

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a sounding together;

unison

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to compete;

vie

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stubbornly self-willed;

willful

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to come together, assemble

amass

to make legally ineligible

incapacitate

to urge on;

instigate

the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance

perspective

to disturb greatly;

perturb

to throw into confusion

perturb

immense

prodigious

shy or timid

skittish

extremely cautious

skittish

unstable, undependable

skittish

the outer limit of strength or resources

tether

agreement or accord

unison

to strive for victory or superiority

vie

done on purpose, deliberate

willful

S for allot

apportion, parcel out, allocate

S for amass

accumulate, pile up, garner

S for audacious

enterprising, brave

S for comply

submit to, consent to, acquiesce in

S for devoid

wanting, bereft

S for elite

cream of the crop, upper crust

S for grapple

tackle, confront, struggle with

S for incapacitate

disable, debilitate, paralyze, cripple

S for instigate

urge on, stir up, provoke, start, incite

S for longevity

long life, long duration, length of life

S for myriad

innumerable, countless

S for perspective

viewpoint, sense of proportion

S for perturb

upset, agitate, anger, irritate

S for prodigious

gigantic, tremendous, astounding

S for relevant

pertinent, germane, applicable

S for skittish

jumpy, restive, capricious, fickle

S for tether

tie up, chain up, leash

S for unison

harmony, concord, assent

S for vie

contend, rival

S for willful

headstrong, obstinate, premeditated

A for amass

scatter, dissipate, squander, waste

A for audacious

timid, cowardly

A for comply

reject, refuse, decline

A for devoid

full, teeming, abounding

A for elite

rank and file, dregs of society

A for incapacitate

rehabilitate, restore

A for instigate

stop, quell, squelch, quash

A for longevity

brevity, transience

A for myriad

few, scant, sparse

A for perturb

delight, gladden, please

A for prodigious

puny, minuscule, insignificant

A for relevant

unconnected, extraneous

A for skittish

bold, daring, reckless, cool, unflappable

A for tether

untie, let loose

A for willful

docile, obedient, tractable