14A-050514 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
abstain | (v.) to stay away from doing something by one's own choice |
accommodate | 1.Be agreeable or acceptable to. 2.Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose. |
allegiance | 1.(n.)the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation, cause, etc. 2.The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action. |
amalgamate | (v.) to unite; to combine elements into a unified whole |
append | (v.) to attach or add 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, to 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 | sad, unhappy, gloomy and miserable |
replica | (n) A copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the original. |
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 | 1.selfishly ambitious, opportunistic, gold-digging 2.serving only in one's own interests |
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 |
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