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Vocab Lesson 3 Level c
All the lesson 3 words
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7th Grade
11/20/2011

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Term
Allot
Definition

v.

Syn: apportion, parcel out, allocate

Term
Amass
Definition

v.

Syn: accumulate, pile up, garner

Ant: scatter, dissipate, squander, waste

Term
Audacious
Definition

adj.

Syn: enterprising, brave

Ant: timid, cowardly

Term
Comply with
Definition

v. 

Syn: submit to, consent to, acquiesce to

Ant: reject, refuse, decline

Term
Devoid of
Definition

adj. 

Syn: wanting, bereft

Ant: full, teeming, abounding

Term
Elite
Definition

n./adj.

Syn: n.)cream of the crop, upper crust

Ant:n.) rank and file, dregs of society  

Term
Grapple
Definition

n./v.

Syn: v.) tackle, confront, struggle with

Term
Incapacitate
Definition

v.

Syn: disable, debiliate, paralyze, cripple 

Ant: rehabilitate, restore

Term
Instigate
Definition

v.

Ant: stop, quell, squelch, quash

Term
Longevity
Definition

n.

Ant: brevity, transcience

Term
Myriad
Definition

adj./n. 

Syn: adj.) innumerable, countless

Ant: adj.) few, scant, sparse

Term
Perspective
Definition

n.

Syn: viewpoint, sense of proportion

Term
Perturb
Definition

v.

Syn: upset, agitate, anger, irritate

Ant: delight, gladden, please

Term
Prodigious
Definition

adj.

Syn: gigantic, tremendous, astounding

Ant: puny, miniscule, insignificant

Term
Relevant
Definition

adj.

Syn: pertintent, germane, applicable

Ant: unconnected, extraneous

Term
Skittish
Definition

adj.

Syn: jumpy, restive, capricious, fickle

Ant: bold, daring, reckless, cool, unflappable

Term
Tether
Definition

n./v.

Syn: v.) to tie up, leash

Ant: v.) untie, let loose

Term
Unison
Definition

n.

Syn: harmony, concord, assent

Term
Vie
Definition

v.

Syn: contend, rival

Term
Willful
Definition

adj.

Syn: headstrong, obstinate, premeditate

Ant: docile, obedient, tractable

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