Vocab - Unit 14 Flashcards

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Abstain

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V. to not do something, especially something enjoyable that you think might be bad

Synonym: refrain from
Antonym: indulge

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Accommodate

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V. to give what is needed to someone
Or
to provide space or a place for a group

Synonym: adapt, lodge

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Allegiance

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N. loyalty and support for a ruler, country, group, or belief

Synonym: devotion, fidelity

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Amalgamate

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V. to join together or unite, or to cause to join together

Synonym: merge, consolidate

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Append

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V. to add something to the end of a piece of writing

Synonym: add

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Commemorate

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V. to show honor to the memory of an important person or event in a special way

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Enumerate

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V. to name things separately, one by one

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Exalt

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V. to raise someone to a higher rank or more powerful position

Synonym: elevate

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Extort

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V. to obtain by force or threat

Synonym: bilk, coerce

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Far-fetched

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Adj. difficult to believe and unlikely to be true

Synonym: unlikely

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Glum

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Adj. sad and discouraged

Synonym: morose, melancholic

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Replica

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N. an (exact) copy of an object

Synonym: duplicate, imitation

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Responsive

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Adj. saying or doing something as a reaction to something or someone, especially in a quick or positive way

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Sanctuary

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N. protection or a safe place, esp. for someone or something being chased or hunted
Or
the most holy part of a religious building

Synonym: refuge, haven

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Self-seeking

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Adj.
interested in your own advantage in everything that you do

Synonym: selfish

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Submissive

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Adj. showing a willingness to be controlled by other people

Synonym: meek, obedient, compliant

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Tally

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N. a record or count of a number of things

V. to match or agree with something else

Synonym: total

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Taskmaster

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N. someone who gives others a lot of work to do and expects them to work hard

Synonym: overseer

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Transform

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V. to change completely the appearance or character of something or someone

Synonym: alter, convert

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Upheaval

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N. a great change, causing or involving difficulty or trouble

Synonym: disruption