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Unit Three Vocabulary
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Education
8th Grade
03/20/2009

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allot
Definition
to assign or distribute in shares or portions
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amass
Definition
to bring together, collect, gather, assemble
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audacious
Definition
bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
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comply
Definition

to yield to a request or command 

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devoid
Definition

not having or using

lacking 

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elite
Definition

the choice part of the group of people or things

superior 

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grapple
Definition

an iron hook used to grab and hold

to come to grips with

wrestle or fight with 

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incapacitate
Definition

to deprive or strength or ability

to make legally ineligible 

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instigate
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to urge on

to stir up

provoke 

to start or incite 

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longevity
Definition

long life, duration

lenght of life 

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myriad
Definition

in very great numbers

a very great number 

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perspective
Definition

a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed

the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance 

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perturb
Definition
to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
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prodigious
Definition
immense, extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
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relevant
Definition
connected with or related to the matter at hand
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skittish
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extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious, unstable, undependable
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tether
Definition

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
Definition
a sounding together, agreement or accord
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vie
Definition
to compete; to strive for victory or superiority
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willful
Definition

stubbornly self-willed

done on purpose, deliberate 

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