Vocabulary - Unit 14

responsive

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

glum

(adj.) depressed, gloomy; dejected, morose, melancholy

submissive

(adj.) humbly obedient; tending to give in to authority, obeying without protest; meek, compliant, servile, subservient

self-seeking

(adj.) selfishly ambitious; selfish, opportunistic, gold-digging

far-fetched

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

replica

(n.) a copy, close reproduction; duplicate, imitation

sanctuary

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

upheaval

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

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; supervisor, boss

allegiance

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

enumerate

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

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; alter, convert

tally

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

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; oblige, lodge, adapt

exalt

(v.) to make high in rank, power, character, or quality; to fill with pride, joy, or noble feeling; to praise, honor; elevate, raise, uplift

extort

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

commemorate

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

abstain

(v.) to stay away from doing something by one's own choice; avoid, decline, resist

amalgamate

(v.) to unite; to combine elements into a unified whole; merge, consolidate