To assign or distribute in shares or portions.

Synonyms: apportion, parcel out, allocate

An iron hook used to grab and hold. To come to grips with, wrestle or fight with.

Synonyms: tackle, confront, struggle with. 

To urge on; to stir up, start, incite.

Antonyms: stop, quell, squelch, quash

To yield to a request or command.

Synonyms: consent, acquiesce 

Antonyms: reject, refuse, decline

Extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable

Synonyms: jumpy, restive, capricious, fickle

Antonyms: bold, daring, reckless, cool, unflappable

Immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree.

Synonyms: gigantic, tremendous, astounding

Antonyms: puny, minuscule, insignificant

In very great numbers. A very great number.

Synonyms: innumerable, countless

Antonyms: few, scant, sparse

A sounding together; agreement or accord.

Synonyms: harmony, concord, assent

A rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; outer limit of strength or resources.

To fasten with a rope or chain.

Synonyms: tie up, chain up, leash

Antonyms: untie, let loose