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Vocab Unit 3 Level C
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level C
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allot | (v) to assign or distribute in shares or portions (syn) apportion, parcel out, allocate |
amass | (v) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble (syn) accumulate, pile up, garner (ant) scatter, dissipate, squander, waste |
audacious | (adj) bold, adventurous, recklessly driving daring (syn) enterprising, brave (ant) timid, cowardly |
comply | (v) to yield to a request or command (syn) submit to, consent to, acquiesce in (ant) reject, refuse, decline |
devoid | (adj) not having or using, lacking (syn) wanting , bereft (ant) full, teeming, abounding |
elite | (n) the choice part of a group of people or things (adj) superior (syn) (n) cream of the crop, upper crust (ant) (n) rank and file, dregs of society |
grapple | (n) an iron hook used to grab and hold; (v) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with (syn) (v) tackle, confront, struggle with |
incapacitate | (v) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible (syn) disable, debilitate, paralyze, cripple (ant) rehabilitate, restore |
instigate | (v)to urge on, stir up, provoke, start, incite (ant)stop, quell, squelch, quash |
longevity | (n) long life, long duration, length of life (ant) brevity, transience |
myriad | (adj) in very great numbers; (n) a very great number (syn) (adj) innumerable, courtless (ant) (adj) few, scant, sparse |
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 (syn) viewpoint, sense of proportion |
perturb | (v) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion (syn) upset, agitate, anger, irritate (ant) delight, gladden, please |
prodigious | (adj) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size or degree (syn) gigantic, tremendous, astounding (ant) puny, minuscule, insignificant |
relevant | (adj) connected with or related to the matter at hand (syn) pertinent, germane, applicable (ant) unconnected, extraneous |
skittish | (adj) extremely nervous and easily frightened, shy, or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable (syn) jumpy, restive, capricious, fickle, (ant) bold, daring, reckless, cool, unflappable |
tether | (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 (syn)(v) to tie up, chain up, leash (ant) (v) unite, let loose |
unison | (n) a sounding together; agreement or accord (syn) harmony, concord, assent |
vie | (v) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority (syn) contend, rival |
willful | (adj) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate (syn) headstrong, obstinate, premeditated (ant) docile, obedient, tractable |
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