UNITS 1 -3 VOCAB
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- Instigate
- (v.) To urge on; stir up, provoke, start, incite
- Perturb
- (v.) To trouble, make uneasy; to disturb gently; to throw into confusion
- Adage
- (n.) A proverb, wise saying
- Bonanza
- (n.) A rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding; a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain
- Unison
- (n.) A sounding together; agreement or accord
- Congested
- (adj., part.) Overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
- Bountiful
- (adj.) Giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
- Discordant
- (adj.) Disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting
- Avowed
- (adj., part.) Declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
- Churlish
- (adj.) Lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work or deal with; rude
- Elite
- (n.) The choice part of a group of people or things; (adj.) superior
- Citadel
- (n.) A fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place
- Willful
- (adj.) Stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate
- Oblique
- (adj.) Slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
- Frugal
- (adj.) Economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
- Antics
- (n. pl.) Ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
- Laggard
- (n.) A person who moves slowly or falls behind; (adj.) falling behind; slow to move, act, or respond
- Decree
- (n.) An order having the force of law; (v.) to issue such an order; to command firmly or forcefully
- Veer
- (v.) To change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
- Amass
- (v.) To bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble
- 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 objects at a given time, place, or distance
- Jostle
- (v.) To make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, shove, brush against; to compete for
- Myriad
- (adj.) In very great numbers; (n.) a very great number
- Grapple
- (n.) An iron hook used to grab and hold; (v.) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with
- Vie
- (v.) To compete; to strive for victory or superiority
- Enterprising
- (adj.) Energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
- Devoid
- (adj.) Not having or using, lacking
- Detriment
- (n.) Harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
- Invalidate
- (v.) To make valueless, take away all force or effect
- 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
- Banter
- (v.) To exchange playful, remarks, tease; (n.) talk that is playful and teasing
- Preclude
- (v.) To make impossible, prevent, shut out
- Legendary
- (adj.) Described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life
- Excerpt
- (n.) A passage taken from a book, article, etc.; (v.) to take such a passage; to quote
- Wanton
- (adj.) Reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n.) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals
- Skittish
- (adj.) Extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable
- Maim
- (v.) To cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
- Audacious
- (adj.) Bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
- Prodigious
- (adj.) Immense, extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
- Venerate
- (v.) To regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
- Servile
- (adj.) Of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or servant, menial; lacking spirit or independance, actively submissive
- Incognito
- (adj., adv.) In a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; (n.) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
- Comply
- (v.) To yeild to a request or a command
- Revert
- (v.) To return, go back
- Incapacitate
- (v.) To deprive of strength or ability; to make leagally ineligable
- Durable
- (adj.) Sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; (n. pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
- Rubble
- (n.) Broken stones or bricks; ruins
- Allot
- (v.) To assign or distribute in shares or portions
- Longevity
- (n.) Long life, long duration, length of life
- Relevant
- (adj.) Connected with or related to the matter at hand
- Evolve
- (v.) To develop gradually; to rise to a higher level
- Wrangle
- (v.) To quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument; to herd; (n.) a noisy quarrel
- Plaudits
- (n. pl.) Applause; enthusiastic praise or approval
- Collaborate
- (v.) To work with, work together
- Vigil
- (n.) A watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention
- Hover
- (v.) To float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around
- Grope
- (v.) To feel about hesitantly with the hands; to search blindly and uncertainly
- Glut
- (v.) To provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; (n.) an oversupply
- Minimize
- (v.) To make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
- Gingerly
- (adj., adv.) With extreme care or caution