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Sadlier Oxford Level C Unit 3
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English
8th Grade
05/17/2011

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allot
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(v.) to assign or distribute in shares or portions
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amass
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v.) to bring together, collect, gather, expecially for oneself; to come togeter, assemble
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audacious
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adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
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comply
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v.) to yeild to a request or command
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devoid
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(adj.) not having or using, lacking
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elite
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(n.) the choice part of a group of peop;e of things; (adj.) superior
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grapple
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n.) an iron hook used to grab and hold; (v) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with
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incapacitate
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(v.) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible
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instigate
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(v) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite
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longevity
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(v) long lif, long duration, length of time(
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myriad
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(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number
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perspective
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(n.) a point of veiw or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time
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perturb
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(v.) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
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prodigious
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immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
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relevant
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connected with or related with the matter at hand
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skittish
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(adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightedned; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable
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tether
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(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 or chain
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unison
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(n) a sounding together; agreement or accord
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vie
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(v) to compete; to strive for victoryor superiority
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willful
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(adj) stubbornly self willed; don on purpose, deliberate
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