Vocabulary Workshop: 6th Grade Level A - Unit 14

sanctuary

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

responsive

(adjective) answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions, etc.; showing interest and understanding SYN: sympathetic ANT: intensive

glum

(adjective) depressed, gloomy SYN: dejected ANT: cheerful

submissive

(adjective) humbly obedient; tending to give in to authority, obeying without protest SYN: meek ANT: rebellious

self-seeking

(adjective) selfishly ambitious SYN: selfish ANT: altruistic

far-fetched

(adjective) strained or improbable (in the sense of not being logical or believable), going far afield from a topic SYN: unlikely ANT: probable

replica

(noun) a copy, close reproduction SYN: duplicate ANT: original

upheaval

(noun) a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change SYN: confusion ANT: tranquility

taskmaster

(noun) 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

allegiance

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

append

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

transform

(verb) to change completely in appearance or form; to make into something else SYN: alter ANT: maintain

tally

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

enumerate

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

accomodate

(verb) 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 ANT: inconvenience

exalt

(verb) to make high in rank, power, character, or quality; to fill with pride, joy, or noble feeling; to praise, honor SYN: elevate ANT: degrade

extort

(verb) to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats SYN: blackmail, coerce

commemorate

(verb) to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of SYN: memorialize ANT: dishonor

abstain

(verb) to stay away from doing something by one's own choice SYN: avoid ANT: yield to

amalgamate

(verb) to unite; to combine elements into a unified whole SYN; merge ANT: divide