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vocab workshop
unit 14
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| abstain | to stay away from doing something by one's own choice |
| accommodate | to do a favor or service for; to help out |
| allegiance | the loyalty or obligation owed to a government |
| amalgamate | to unite; to combine elements |
| append | to attach or add |
| commemorate | to preserve or honor |
| enumerate | to count; to name one by one |
| exalt | to make high in rank or power; |
| extort | to attain by violence; re of authority |
| far-fetched | strained or improbable; going far from a topic |
| glum | depressed or gloomy |
| replica | a copy or close reproduction |
| responses | answering or replying |
| sanctuary | a sacred or holy place |
| self-seeking | selfishly ambitious |
| submissive | humbly obedient; obeying without protest |
| tally | the count up; to keep score n. a total or score |
| task master | one whose job is to assign work to others |
| transform | to change completely in appearnace or form |
| upheavel | a set in and violent movement |