Unit 14B Flashcards

1
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(adj) depressed, gloomy

A

glum

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(n) a copy, close reproduction

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replica

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

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responsive

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(n) a sacred or holy place; refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place of refuge or protection

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sanctuary

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5
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(adj) selfishly ambitious

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self-seeking

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

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submissive

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

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tally

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(n) one whose job is to assign work to others; one who uses his or her power to make people work very hard

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taskmaster

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(v) to change completely in appearance or form; to make into something else

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transform

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(n) a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change

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upheaval

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