Vocabulary Workshop Unit 14 Vocabulary

responsive

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

glum

(adj.) depressed, gloomy Synonyms: dejected, morose, melancholy Antonyms: cheerful, merry, rosy, sunny

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 Synonyms: supervisor, slave driver

allegiance

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

submissive

(adj.) humbly obedient; tending to give in to authority, obeying without protest Synonyms: meek, compliant, servile, subservient Antonyms: rebellious, defiant, insubordinate

self-seeking

(adj.) selfishly, ambitious Synonyms: selfish, opportunistic, gold-digging Antonyms: unselfish, selfless, altruistic

far-fetched

(adj.) strained or improbable (in the sense of not being logical or believable), going far afield from a topic Synonyms: unlikely, hard to swallow Antonyms: likely, probable, plausible, credible

replica

(n.) a copy, close reproduction Synonyms: duplicate, imitation Antonyms: original, prototype

sanctuary

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

upheaval

(n.) a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change Synonyms: confusion, disruption, chaos Antonyms: tranquility, peace and quiet

append

(v.) to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item Antonyms: detach from, disconnect

transform

(v.) to change completely in appearance or form; to make into something else Synonyms: alter, convert Antonyms: maintain, preserve

tally

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

enumerate

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

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 Synonyms: oblige, lodge, adapt Antonyms: 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 Synonyms: elevate, raise, uplift Antonyms: lower, cast down, humble, degrade, demote, depose

extort

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

commemorate

(v.) to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of Synonym: memorialize Antonyms: dishonor, forget, overlook

abstain

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

amalgamate

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