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vocabulary workshop
Level A Unit 14 definitions
vocabulary word | meaning |
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abstain | to stay away from doing something by one's own choice |
accommodate 1 | to do a favor or service for, to help out, to provide for, supply with |
accommodate 2 | to have space for |
accommodate 3 | to make fit or suitable |
allegiance | the loyaly or obligation owed to a government, nation, or cause |
amalgamate 1 | to unite |
amalgamate 2 | 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 1 | to count |
enumerate 2 | to name one by one, list |
exalt 1 | to make high in rank, power, character, or quality |
exalt 2 | to fill with pride, joy, or noble feeling |
exalt 3 | to praise, honor |
extort | to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats |
far-fetched | strained or improbable, going to far afield from a topic |
glum | depressed, gloomy |
replica | a copy, close reproduction |
responsive 1 | answering or replying |
responsive 2 | reacting readily to requests, suggestions, etc. |
responsive 3 | showing interest and understanding |
sanctuary 1 | a sacred or holy place |
sanctuary 2 | refuge or protection from capture or punishment |
sanctuary 3 | a place of refuge or protection |
self-seeking | selfishly ambitious |
submissive 1 | humbly obedient |
submissive 2 | tending to give in to authority, obeying without protest |
tally 1 | to count up |
tally 2 | to keep score |
tally 3 | to make entries for reckoning |
tally 4 | to correspond or agree |
tally 5 | a total score |
taskmaster 1 | one whose job it is to assign work to others |
taskmaster 2 | one who uses his or her power to make people work very hard |
transform 1 | to change completely in appearance or form |
transform 2 | to make into something else |
upheaval 1 | a sudden, violent upward mevement |
upheaval 2 | great disorder or radical change |