Vocabulary Workshop Level A Unit 14

responsive

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

glum

(adj.) depressed, gloomy Syn: dejected, morose, melancholy Ant: cheerful, merry, rosy, sunny

amalgamate

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

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

sanctuary

(n.) a sacred or holy place; refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place of 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 or her power to make people work very hard Syn: supervisor, slave driver

allegiance

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

enumerate

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

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: later, covert 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 (V,N) total, record

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: 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, rise, 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 celebate the memory of Syn: memorialise, Ant: disk or, forget, overlook

abstain

(v.) to stay away from doing something by one's own choice Syn: abstain, decline, resist. Ant: yield to, give in, indulge in