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Vocab Book A Unit 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (v.) to stay away from doing something by one's own choice. | abstain |
| (v.) to do a favor or service for, help out; to provide for, supply with; to have space for; to make fit or suitable. | accommodate |
| (n.) the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation or cause. | allegiance |
| (v.) to unite; to combine elements into a unified whole. | amalgamate |
| (v.) to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item. | append |
| (v.) to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of. | commemorate |
| (v.) to count; to name one by one, list. | enumerate |
| (v.) to make high in rank, power, character, or quality; to fill with pride, joy, or noble feeling; to praise, honor. | exalt |
| (v.) to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats. | extort |
| (adj.) strained or improbable (in the sense of not being logical or believable), going far afield from a topic. | far-fetched |
| (adj.) depressed, gloomy. | glum |
| (n.) a copy, close reproduction. | replica |
| (adj.) answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions, etc.; showing interest or understanding. | responsive |
| (n.) a sacred or holy place; refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place of refuge or protection. | sanctuary |
| (adj.) selfishly ambitious. | self-seeking |
| (adj.) humbly obedient; tending to give in to authority, obeying without protest. | submissive |
| (v.) to count up; to keep score; to make entries for reckoning; to correspond or agree; (n.) a total or score. | tally |
| (n.) one whose job is to assign work to others; one who uses his/her power to make people work very hard. | taskmaster |
| (v.) to change completely in appearance or form; to make into something else. | transform |
| (n.) a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change. | upheaval |