Unit 3 vocabulary Words List

audacious

(adj) bold adventurous recklessly daring. Ms1: the audience cheered the auditions Feats of the trapeze artists. Synonyms: enterprising, brave. Antonyms: timid, cowardly.

relevent

(adj) connected with or related to the matter at hand. Ms1I found several websites that provided information relevant to the topic of my reasearch paper. Synonyms: pertinent Antonym: unconnected

skittish

(adj) extremely nervous and easily frightened shy or timid extremely cautious. Ms1 only an experienced and confident Riders should not a skittish horse.Synonyms: jumpy, fickle

prodigious

(adj) immense extraordinary in bulk size or degree. Ms1 view intellects have revealed that prodigious mind of albert einsten .Synonyms:gigantic. Antonyms:puny, insignificant

myraid

(adj) in very great numbers. Ms1: scientists continue to make new discoveries and their studies of mydraid life-forms of the jungle .Synonyms: countless Antonym: few

devoid

(adj) not having or using lacking. Ms1: the old well on my grandparents property has long been devoid of water. Synonyms: wanting, bereft. Antonym: full, abounding

willful

(adj) stubbornly self-willed done on purpose deliberate. Ms1after long sleep deliberations the jury found the defendant guilty of wilful murder.Synonyms:heads strong. Antonym: obiedient

elite

(adj) the choice part of a group of people or things. Ms1: each year the social Elite of the community sponsors several events to benefit .Synonyms, cream of the crop, upper crust. Antonym: rank and file

elite

(noun) Superior. Ms1 you can get a fine education regardless of whether you attend an elite school.Synonyms: upper crust. Antonym: dregs of society

perspective

(noun) a point of view or General State point from which different things are viewed physically or mentally . Ms1what designs for the Children's Playhouse were drawn to scale and in the right perspective.Synonyms: viewpoint

unison

(noun) a sounding together agreement or accord. Ms1 the members of our new student Orchestra need to practice playing in unison.Synonyms: tie up. Antonym: untie

myraid

(noun) a very great number. Ms1 you will find information about a myriad of subjects on the internet.Synonyms:countless. Antonym: few

longevity

(noun) long live long duration length of life. Ms1 the sea turtle is known for its longevity. Antonym:shortness

grapple

(noun) to come to grips with wrestle or fight with. Ms1 store employees grapple with the new things and held them until the police arrived.Synonyms:tackle

tether

(noun)to fasten with rope or chain. Ms1before the storm I tether the boat securely to the dock.Synonyms

tether

(verb) a rope or chain use to fasten something to a fixed the outer limit of a strength or sources. Ms1: some young people find it difficult to break the emotional and financial tether that bind them to their parents. Synonyms: tie up, chain up, leash. Antonyms : untie, let loose

vie

(verb) to complete to strive for victory or superiority. Ms1: many actors of I for the leading role in the famous directors new film. Synonyms: contend, rival

instigate

(verb) to urge on; to stir up, start, incite. Ms1: several demonstrations in the angry crowd did their best to instigate a riot. Synonyms: stop, quell, squelch,quash

Grapple

(verb)an iron hook used to grab and hold. Ms1: a ship equipped with apple may be used to recover a large pieces of wreckage from the ocean floor. Synonyms: tackle, confront, struggle with

Allot

(verb)to assign or distribute in shares or portions. ms1: The teacher allot books and supplies to each student on the first day of school. Synonyms: apportion, parcel out, allocate

Amass

(verb)to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble. Ms1: A prudent investor can amass a fortune in the stock market over the stock market over the long run. Synonym: pile up, garner. Antonym: scatter, dissipate, squander, waste

incapacitate

(verb)to deprive of strength or ability ;to make legally ineligible. Ms1: in the 1940s and the 1950s polio incapacitate too many thousands of people eat your all over the world. Synonyms: debilitate, paralyzed, crippled. Antonym: rehabilitate, renew

perturb

(verb)to trouble;make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion. Ms1:the rude and disruptive behavior of several party guests perturb the host and hostess. Synonyms: upset, agitate, anger Antonyms: delight, gladden, please

Comply

(verb)to yield to a request or command. ms1: employees who fail to comply with a company's rule may lose their jobs. Synonyms: consent,acquiesce. Antonyms:reject, refuse, decline