Vocab: Unit 14

responsive

(adj.) answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions, etc.; showing interest and understanding

self-seeking

(adj.) selfishly ambitious

far-fetched

(adj.) strained or improbable (in the sense of not being logical or believable), going far afield from a topic

upheaval

(n.) a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change

taskmaker

(n.) one whose job it is to assign work to others; one who uses his or her power to make people work very hard

allegiance

(n.) the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation, or cause

append

(v.) to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item

transform

(v.) to change completely in appearance or form; to make into something else

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

extort

(v.) to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats

commemorate

(v.) to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of

replica

a copy, close reproduction

sancuary

a place of safety, protection, or relief

tally

count up, add, record

glum

depressed; gloomy

submissive

tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others

abstain

to choose not to do something

amalgamate

to combine; to mix together

enumerate

to count, list, or itemize

exalt

to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank