🦛 vocab unit 14 🦛

Responsive

Adj. Answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions, etc.; showing interest and understanding Syn- sympathetic, open, receptive Ant- insensitive, unsympathetic

Glum

Adj. Depressed, gloomy syn -dejected, morose, melancholy Ant- cheerful, merry, sunny

submissive

Adj. Humbly obedient; tending to give in to authority, obeying without protest Syn- meek, compliant, servile 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, credible, plausible

Replica

N. A copy, close reproduction Syn-duplicate, imitation Ant- original, prototype

Sanctuary

N. A sacred or holy place; refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place or refuge or protection syn - shrine, haven

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/her power to make people work very hard Syn- supervisor, overseer, slave driver

Allegiance

N. The loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation, or cause syn - obedience, devotion, fidelity

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 for 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

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 syn -oblige, lodge, adapt Ant - 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, degrade

Extort

V. To obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats Syn-blackmail, coerce

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 Ant- yield to, give in to

amalgamate

V. To unite; to combine elements into a unified whole syn -merge, consolidate Ant - divide, separate, carve up