Unit 14

Glum

(adj.) depressed, gloomy SYN: dejected, morose, melancholy ANT: cheerful, merry, rosy, sunny

Responsive

(adj.) answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions, etc.; showing interest and understanding SYN: sympathetic, open, receptive ANT: insensitive, unsympathetic

Sanctuary

(n.) a sacred or holy place; refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place of refuge or protection SYN: shrine, haven

Allegiance

(n.) the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation, or cause SYN: obedience devotion, fidelity

Submissive

(adj.) humbly obedient; tending to give in to authority, obeying without protest SYN: meek, compliant, servile, subservient ANT: rebellious, defiant, insubordinate

Self-seeking

(adj.) selfishly ambitious SYN: selfish, opportunistic, gold-digging ANT: unselfish, selfless, altruistic

Far-fetched

(adj.) strained or improbable (in the sense of not being logical or believable), going far afield from a topic SYN: unlikely, hard to swallow ANT: likely, probable, plausible, credible

Replica

(n.) a copy, close reproduction SYN: duplicate, imitation ANT: original, prototype

Upheaval

(n.) a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change SYN: confusion, disruption, chaos ANT: tranquility, peace and quiet

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 SYN: supervisor, overseer, slave driver

Append

(v.) to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item ANT: detach from, disconnect

Transform

(v.) to change completely in appearance or form; to make into something else SYN: alter, convert ANT: maintain, preserve

Tally

(v.) to count up; to keep score; to make entries for reckoning; to correspond or agree; (n.) a total or score SYN: total, record

Enumerate

(v.) to count; to name one by one, list SYN: check off, spell out, specify

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 SYN: oblige, lodge, house, adapt ANT: disoblige, inconvenience, trouble

Exalt

(v.) to make high in rank, power, character, or quality; to fill with pride, joy, or noble feeling; to praise, honor SYN: elevate, raise, uplift ANT: lower, cast down, humble, degrade, demote, depose

Extort

(v.) to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats SYN: blackmail, coerce, bilk, "shake down"

Commemorate

(v.) to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of SYN: memorialize ANT: dishonor, forget, overlook

Abstain

(v.) to stay away from doing something by one's own choice SYN: avoid, decline, resist, refrain from ANT: yield to, give in to, indulge in

Amalgamate

(v.) to unite; to combine elements into a unified whole SYN: merge, consolidate ANT: divide, separate, carve up, break up