Unit 3 Words
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 urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite
longevity - (n.) long life, long duration, lenghth of life
myriad - (adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number
perspective - (n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or 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 other limit 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