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Level A
Unit 14
Term | Definition |
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abstain | to stay away from doing something by ones choice |
accommodate | to do a favor or service for, help out; to provide for, supply with; to have space for; to make fit or suitable |
allegiance | the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation , or cause |
amalgamate | to unite; to combine elements into a unified whole |
append | to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item |
commemorate | to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of |
enumerate | to count; to name one by one ; list |
exalt | to make high in rank, power, character, or quality; to fill with pride, joy, noble feeling; to praise, honor |
extort | to obtain by violence, misuse, of authority or threats |
far-fetched | strained or improbable, going far from a topic |
glum | depressed, gloomy |
replica | a copy, close reproduction |
responsive | answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions; showing interest and under standing |
sanctuary | a sacred or holy place; refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place of refuge or protection |
self-seeking | selfishly ambitious |
submissive | humbly obedient; tending to give in to authority, obeying without protest |
tally | to count up; to keep score; to make entries for reckoning; to correspond or agree; a total or score |
taskmaster | one whose job it is to assign work to others; one who uses his or her power to make people work very hard |
transform | to change completely in appearance or form; to make into something else |
upheaval | a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change |