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Vocabulary Week 6. Campagna. allot. The teacher allotted books and supplies to each student on the first day of school. allot. V. to assign or distribute in shares or portions. amass. A smart investor can amass a fortune in the stock market over the long run. amass.
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Vocabulary Week 6 Campagna
allot • The teacher allotted books and supplies to each student on the first day of school.
allot • V. to assign or distribute in shares or portions
amass • A smart investor can amass a fortune in the stock market over the long run.
amass • V. to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble
audacious • The audience cheered the audacious feats of the trapeze artists
audacious • Adj. bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
comply • Employees who fail to comply with a company’s rules may lose their jobs.
comply • V. to yield to a request or command
devoid • The old well on my grandparents’ property has long been devoid of water
devoid • Adj. not having or using, lacking
elite • Each year, the social elite of the community sponsors several events to benefit local charities.
elite • N. the choice part of a group of people; adj. superior
grapple • Store employees grappled with the thieves and held them until the police arrived.
grapple • V. to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with; n. an iron hook used to grab and hold
incapacitate • In the early 1940s and 1950s, polio incapacitated thousands of people each year all over the world.
incapacitate • V. to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible
instigate • Several demonstrators in the angry crowd did their best to instigate a riot.
instigate • V. to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite
longevity • The sea turtle is know for its longevity
longevity • N. long life, long duration, length of life