Orange Book A Unit 14

responsive

(adj.) answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions

glum

(adj.) depressed, gloomy

submissive

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

self-seeking

(adj.) selfishly ambitious

far-fetched

(adj.) strained or improbable

replica

(n.) a copy, close reproduction

sanctuary

(n.) a sacred or holy place

upheaval

(n.) a sudden, violent upward movement

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

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

enumerate

(v.) to count; to name one by one, list

tally

(v.) to county up; to keep score

accommodate

(v.) to do a favor or service for; help out

exalt

(v.) to make high in rank, power character, or quality; to fill with pride or joy; to praise

extort

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

commemorate

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

abstain

(v.) to stay away from doing something by one's own choice

amalgamate

(v.) to unite