Definitions
To compete; to strive for victory or superiority.
What is vie?
The climber secured himself with a sturdy tether to prevent falling.
What is a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object.
Unrelated, immaterial
What is relevant?
Enormous
What is prodigious?
Scientists continue to make new discoveries in their studies of the myriad life-forms of the jungle.
What is a great number?
A very great number.
What is myriad?
The designs for the children’s playhouse were drawn to scale and in the right perspective.
What is a point of view?
Release, let go, or surrender
What is grapple?
Accumulate, gather, collect
What is amass?
Several demonstrators in the angry crowd did their best to instigate a riot.
What is provoked?
To yield to a request or command.
What is comply?
The sea turtle is known for its longevity.
What is long life?
Dissonance, discord, disagreement
What is unison?
Daring, fearless, intrepid
What is audacious?
The old well on my grandparents’ property has long been devoid of water.
What is lacking?
To trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion.
What is perturb?
Several demonstrators in the angry crowd did their best to instigate a riot.
What is to urge on?
Obedient, compliant, accidental
What is willful?
Bereft, empty, barren
What is devoid?
A prudent investor can amass fortune in the stock market over the long run.
What is collect?
Extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable.
What is skittish?
In the 1940’s and 1950’s, polio incapacitated many thousands of people each year all over the world.
What is to deprive of strength or ability?
Withhold, retain, keep
What is allot?
Upper crust, cream of the crop, select.
What is elite?
The teacher allotted books and supplies to each student on the first day of school.
What is distributed?