1. Vocabulary Week 6
Campagna

2. allot
The teacher allotted books and supplies to each student on the first day of school.

3. allot
V. to assign or distribute in shares or portions

4. amass
A smart investor can amass a fortune in the stock market over the long run.

5. amass
V. to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble

6. audacious
The audience cheered the audacious feats of the trapeze artists

7. audacious
Adj. bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

8. comply
Employees who fail to comply with a company’s rules may lose their jobs.

9. comply
V. to yield to a request or command

10. devoid
The old well on my grandparents’ property has long been devoid of water

11. devoid
Adj. not having or using, lacking

12. elite
Each year, the social elite of the community sponsors several events to benefit local charities.

13. elite
N. the choice part of a group of people; adj. superior

14. grapple
Store employees grappled with the thieves and held them until the police arrived.

15. grapple
V. to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with; n. an iron hook used to grab and hold

16. incapacitate
In the early 1940s and 1950s, polio incapacitated thousands of people each year all over the world.

17. incapacitate
V. to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible

18. instigate
Several demonstrators in the angry crowd did their best to instigate a riot.

19. instigate
V. to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite

20. longevity
The sea turtle is know for its longevity

21. longevity
N. long life, long duration, length of life