Lesson 2-Waiting for the Police I. Wordstudy assign, allot, apportion, allocate These verbs mean to set aside or give out in portions or shares. assign/allot refer to arbitrary distribution, but neither implies equality or fairness f division Examples: a The hardest work was assigned to the strongest laborers a We allot a half hour a day for recreation. W E To be continued BACLesson 2—Waiting for the Police W B T L E I. Word Study assign， allot， apportion， allocate These verbs mean to set aside or give out in portions or shares. assign/allot refer to arbitrary distribution, but neither implies equality or fairness of division Examples: The hardest work was assigned to the strongest laborers. We allot a half hour a day for recreation. To be continued on the next page