allot

(v.) to assign or distribute in shares or portions

s:  apportion, parcel out, allocate

amass

(v.) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble

s:  accumulate, pile up, garner

a:  scatter, dissipate, sqquander, waste

audacious

(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

s:  enterprising, brave

a:  timid, cowardly

comply

(v.) to yield to a request or command

s:  submit to, consent to, acquiesce in

a:  reject, refuse, decline

devoid

(adj.) not having or using, lacking

s:  wanting, bereft

a:  full, teeming, abounding

elite

(n.) the choice part of a group of people or things; (adj.) superior

s:  (n) cream of the cros, upper crust

a:  (n) rank and file, dregs of society

grapple

(n.) an iron hook usd to grab and hold; (v.) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with

s:  (v.) tackle, confront, struggle with

incapacitate

(v.) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible

s:  disable, debilitate, paralyze, cripple

a:  rehabilitate, restore

instigate

(v.) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite

a:  stop, quell, squelch, quash

longevity

(n.) long life, long duration, length of life

a:  brevity, transience

myriad

(adj) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number

s:  (adj) innumerable, countless

a:  (adj.) few scant, sparse

perspective

(n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various ojects at a given time, place, or distance

s:  viewpoint, sense of proportion

perturb

(v.) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion

s:  upset, agitate, anger, irritate

a:  delight, gladden, please

prodigious

(adj.)  immense, extraordinary in bulk, size or degree

s:  gigantic, tremendous, astounding

a:  puny, minuscule, insignificant

relevant

(adj.) connect with or related to the matter at hand

s:  pertinent, germane, applicable

a:  Unconnected, extraneous

skittish

(adj.) extremely nervous and easity frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable

s:  jumply, restive, capricious, fickle

a:  bold, daring, reckless, cool, unflappable

tether

(n.) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer liit of strength or resources; (v.) to fasten with a rope or chain

s:  (v.) tie up, chain up, leash

a:  (v.) untie, let loose

unison

(n) a sounding together; agreement or accord

s:  harmony, concord, assent

vie

(v.) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority

s:  contend, rival

willful

(adj.) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate

s:  headstrong, obstinate, premeditated

a:  docile, obedient, tractable