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8th Grade Vocabulary - Chapter 3

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allotto assign or distribute in shares or portions
allotsyn.apportions, parcial out, allocate
amassto bring together, collect, gather especially for oneself; to bring together, assemble
amasssyn. accumulate, pile up, garner
amassant. scatter, dissipate, squander, waste
audaciousbold, adventurous, recklessly daring
audacioussyn. enterprising, brave
audaciousant. timid, cowardly
complyto yeild against a request or command
complysyn. submit to, consent to, acquiesce in
complyant. reject, refuse, decline
devoidnot having or using, lacking
devoidsyn. wanting, bereft
devoidant. full, teeming, abounding
elitethe choice part of a group of people or things; superior
elitesyn. cream of the crop, upper crust
eliteant.rank and file, dregs of society
grapplean iron hook used to grab and hold; to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with
grapplesyn. tackle, confront, struggle with
incapacitateto deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible
incapacitatesyn. disable, debilitate, paralize, cripple
incapacitateant. rehabilitate, restore
instigateto urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite
instigateant. stop, quell, squelch, quash
longevitylong life, long duration, length of life
longevityant. brevity, transience
myriadin very great numbers; a very great number
myriadsyn. innumerable, countless
myriadfew, scant, sparse
perspectivea 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
perspectivesyn. viewpoint, sense of proportion
perturbto trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
perturbsyn. upset, agitate, anger, irritate
perturbsyn. delight, gladden, please
prodigiousimmense, extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
prodigioussyn. gigantic, tremendous, astounding
prodigiousant. puny, minuscule, insignificant
relevantconnected with or related to the matter at hand
relevantsyn. pertinent, germane, applicable
relevantant. unconnected, extraneous
skittishextremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable
skittishsyn. jumpy, restive, capricious, fickle
skittishant. bold, daring, reckless, cool, unflappable
tethera rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources; to fasten with a rope or chain
tethersyn. tie up, chain up, leash
tetherant. untie, let loose
unisona sounding together; agreement or accord
unisonsyn. harmony, concord, assent
vieto compete; to strive for victory or superiority
viesyn. contend, rival
willfulstubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate
willfulsyn. headstrong, obstinate, premeditated
willfulant. docile, obedient, tractable

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