Sadlier Unit 3A Flashcards

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allot

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

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audacious

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(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

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comply

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(v.) to yield to a request or command

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grapple

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

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instigate

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

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myriad

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

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prodigious

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

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skittish

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

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tether

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(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

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unison

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(n.) a sounding together; agreement or accord