Unit 14 Flashcards

1
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to stay away from doing something by one’s own choice

A

abstain

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2
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the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation, or cause

A

allegiance

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3
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to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item

A

append

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4
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to count; to name one by one, list

A

enumerate

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5
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to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats

A

extort

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6
Q

a copy, close reproduction

A

replica

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7
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selfishly ambitious

A

self-seeking

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8
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to count up, keep score, to make entries for reckoning; a total score

A

tally

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9
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a sudden, violent, upward movement, great disorder or radical change

A

upheaval

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10
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depressed, gloomy

A

glum

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