vocabulary workshop level a-14
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abstain | (v.) to stay away from doing something by one's own choice |
| accommodate | (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) loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or the like |
| 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.) highly imaginative but unlikely,, improbable |
| glum | (adj.) depressed, gloomy |
| replica | (n) a copy or reproduction of a work of art |
| 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 |
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