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Unit 14 Vocabulary
Sadlier Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abstain | (v) to stay away from doing something by one's choice |
| Accomodate | (v) to do a favor or service for, help out; to provide for, supply with; to have space for; to make fit or suitable. |
| Allegiance | (n) the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation, or cause |
| Amalgamate | (v) to unite; to combine elements into a unified whole |
| Append | (v) to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item |
| Commemorate | (v) to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of |
| Enumerate | (v) to count; to name one by one, list |
| Exalt | (v) to make high in rank, power, character, or quality; to fill with pride, joy, or noble feeling; to praise, honor |
| Extort | (v) to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats |
| Far-fetched | (adj) strained or improbable (in the sense of not being logical or believable), going far afield from a topic |
| Glum | (adj) a copy, close reproduction |
| Responsive | (adj) answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions, etc.; showing interest and understanding |
| Sanctuary | (n) a sacred or holy place; refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place of refuge or protection |
| Self-seeking | (adj) selfishly ambitious |
| Submissive | (adj) humbly obedient; tending to give in to authority, obeying without protest |
| Tally | (v) to count up; to keep score; to make entries for reckoning; to correspond or agree; (n) a total or score |
| Taskmaster | (n) one whose job it is to assign work to others; one who uses his or her power to make people work very hard |
| Transform | (v) to change completely in appearance or form; to make into something else |
| Upheaval | (n) a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change |