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Vocab. Workshop
Unit 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abstain | to stay away from doing something by one's own 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, or noble feeling; to praise, honor. |
| extort | to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats. |
| far-fetched | strained or improbable (in the sense of not being logical or believable), going far afield from a topic. |
| glum | depressed, gloomy. |
| replica | a copy, close reproduction. |
| responsive | answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions, etc.; showing interest and understanding. |
| sanctuary | a sacred or holy place; refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place of refute or protection. |
| self-seeking | selfishly ambitious. |
| submissive | humbly obedient; tending to give into 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. |