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Vocab. Ch.3

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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ALLOT

  • Syn:apportion, parcel out, allocate
  • Ex: My would allot the icecream so everyone could get some
  • Verb
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AMASS

  • Syn:pile up, garner
  • Anty: scatter, dissipate
  • Ex: We wirked all day and amassed all the sticks in the yard
  • Verb

AUDACIOUS

  • Syn: Bold, enterprising,brave
  • Anty: timid,cowardly
  • Ex: The audacious boy jump from the tree to try to fly
  • Adjective
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COMPLY

  • Syn: consent,acquiesce
  • Anty: reject,refuse,decline
  • Ex: Why don't you comply the school rules
  • Verb
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DEVOID

  • Syn: wanting,bereft
  • Ant:full,abounding
  • Ex:The homeless devoid amount of food is sad.
  • Adjective
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ELITE

  • Syn: Cream of the crop,upper crust,superior
  • Ant:rank oand file, dregs of society
  • Ex:The elite group took the basketball team to nationals
  • Noun,adjective
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GRAPPLE

  • Syn:tackle,confront,hook
  • Ex: the football players grappled until they got the final ref call.
  • Noun and verb
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INCAPACITATE

  • Syn:debilitate,paralyze
  • Ant:rehabilitate, renew
  • Ex:She will try to make you incapacitated so you cant get the treasure first.
  • Verb
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INSTIGATE

  • To urge, incite,start
  • Ant:stop,quell,squelch
  • Ex:The team leader's job is to instigate the team with pride and positivity.
  • Verb

LONGEVITY

  • Long life, long duration
  • Ant:shortness,transcence
  • Ex:The longevity of the race will tire the whole team
  • Noun

MYRIAD

  • Syn:innumerable,c great number
  • Ex: the myriad of fish scared me when I was snorkeling.
  • Adjective and noun
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PERSPECTIVE

  • Viewpoint,point of view,
  • Ex: The perspective of my brother is always wrong.
  • Noun
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PERTURB

  • To trouble, upset
  • Verb
  • Ex: Don't perturb the sub. or we won't get treats.
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PRODIGIOUS

  • Immense,astonding
  • Ant: puny, insignifant
  • Adjective
  • Ex: The clam was prodigious that it didnt fit in my hand
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RELEVANT

  • Connect, pertinent,germane, applicable
  • Ant: unconnected, extraneous
  • Ex: As the usual jake said used humor to be relevant in class (sometimes).
  • Adjective

SKITTISH

  • Jumpy,nervous, calricious
  • Ant:unflappablr, daring
  • Ex: When you first drive you might be skittish
  • Adjective
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TETHER

  • Tie up, fasten with rope, the outer limit of strength or resource
  • Ex: The stressful test tethered me to my computer.
  • Noun, verb

UNISON

  • Noun
  • Harmony,asset, concord
  • Ex: Jump in unison to get high
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VIE

  • Verb
  • Contend, rival, compete superior
  • Ex: Everyone at the game will vie for the win
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WILLFUL

  • Headstrong, obstinate, pereditated, ln purpose
  • Adjective
  • Ex: try not to be so willful next time and give him the turn.
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