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Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Level C Unit 3
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8th Grade
09/27/2010

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Allot
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to assign or distriute in shares or portions
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Amass
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to bring together, collect gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble
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Audacious
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Bold, adventerousm recklessely daring
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Comply
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to yield to a request or command
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Devoid
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not having or using, lacking
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Elite
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the choice part of a group of people or things; superior
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Grapple
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an iron hook used to grab and hold; to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with
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Incapacitate
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to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible
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Instigate
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to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite
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Longevity
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long life, long duration, length of life
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Myriad
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in very great numbers; very great number
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Perspective
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a point of view or gneral 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
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Perturb
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to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throuw into confusion
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Prodigious
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immense;extrordinary in bulk, size, or degree
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Relevant
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connected with or related to the matter at hand
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Skittish
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extremely nervous and easily frightenedl shy or timid; extremely cauious; unstable,undependeble
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Tether
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a 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
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Unison
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a sounding together;agreement or accord
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Vie
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to compete; to strive for victory or superiority
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Willful
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Stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, delibrate
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