sadlier unit 3 level c defs

allot

v.) to assign or distribute in shares or portions

amass

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

audacious

(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

comply

v.) to yield to a request or command

devoid

(adj.) not having or using, lacking

elite

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

grapple

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

incapacitate

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

instigate

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

longevity

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

myriad

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

perspective

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

perturb

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

prodigious

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

relevant

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

skittish

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

tether

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

unison

(n.) a sounding together; agreement or accord

vie

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

willful

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