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8th Grade
09/16/2009

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Term
allot
Definition
syn: apportin, parcel out, allocate
Term
amass
Definition

syn: accumulate, pile up, garner

ant: scatter, dissipate, squander, waste

Term
audacious
Definition

syn: enterprising, brave

ant: timid, cowardly

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comply
Definition

syn: submit to, consent to, acquiescein

ant: reject, refuse, decline

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devoid
Definition

syn: wanting, bereft

ant:full, teeming, abounding

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elite
Definition

syn: cream of the crop, upper crust

ant: rank and file, dregs of society

Term
grapple
Definition
syn: tackle, confront, struggle with
Term
incapacitate
Definition

syn: disable, debilitate, paralyze, cripple

ant: rehabiitate, restore

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instigate
Definition

syn: urge on, to stir up, provoke, start, incite

ant: stop, quell, squelch, quash

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longevity
Definition

syn: long life, duration, length of life

ant: brevity, transcience

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myraid
Definition

syn: innumerable, countless

ant: few, scant, sparse

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perspective
Definition
syn: veiwpoint, sense of proportion
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perturb
Definition

syn: upset, agitate, anger, irritate

ant: delight, gladden, please

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prodigious
Definition

syn:gigantic, trmendous, astounding

ant: puny, minuscule, insignificant

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relevent
Definition

syn: pertinent, germane, applicable

ant: unconnected, extraneous

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skittish
Definition

syn: jumpy, restive, capricious, fickle

ant: bold, daring, reckles, cool, unflappable

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tether
Definition

syn: tie up, chain up, leash

ant: untie, let loose

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unison
Definition
syn: harmony, concord, assent
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vie
Definition
syn: contend, rival, compete
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willful
Definition

syn: headstrong, obstinate, premeditated

ant: docile, obedient, tractable

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