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Unit 3
Vocabulary Level C
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English
9th Grade
01/31/2009

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allot
Definition
SYN apportion, parcel out, allocate
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amass
Definition
SYN accumulate, pile up, garner ANT scatter, dissipate, squander, waste
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audacious
Definition
SYN enterprising, brave ANT timid, cowardly
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comply
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SYN submit to, consent to, acquiesce in ANT reject, refuse, decline
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devoid
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SYN wanting, bereft ANT full, teeming, abounding
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elite
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SYN cream of the crop, upper crust, all that ANT rank and file, dregs
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grapple
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SYN tackle, confront, struggle with
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incapacitate
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SYN disable, debilitate, paralyze, cripple ANT rehabilitate, restore
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instigate
Definition
ANT stop, quell, squelch, quash
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longevity
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ANT brief, brevity, transience
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myriad
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SYN innumerable, countless ANT few, scant, sparse
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perspective
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SYN viewpoint, sense of proportion
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perturb
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SYN upset, agitate, anger, irritate ANT delight, gladden, please
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prodigious
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SYN gigantic, tremendous, astounding ANT puny, minuscule, insignificant
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relevant
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SYN pertinent, germane, applicable ANT unconnected, extraneous
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skittish
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SYN jumpy, restive, capricious, fickle ANT bold, daring, reckless, cool, unflappable
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tether
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SYN tie up, chain, leash ANT untie, let loose
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unison
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SYN harmony, concord, assent
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vie
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SYN contend, rival
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willful
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SYN headstrong, obstinate, premeditated ANT docile, obedient, tractable
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