Vocab 14 Flashcards
(20 cards)
abstain
To stay away from doing something by choice, avoid, decline, resist, refrain from
Accommodate
To do a favor or service for, to help out, have space for, oblige, lodge,
Allegiance
Loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation or cause. Obedience, devotion, fidelity
Amalgamate
To unite, to combine elements into a whole, merge, consolidate
Append
To attach, add, or tack On as a supplement or an extra item.
Commemorate
To preserve, honor, celebrate the memory of… Memorialize
Enumerate
To count, to name one by one, to list, check off, spell out, specify
Exalt
To make high in rank, power, authority, character, to fill with pride and joy, noble feeling, to praise or honor.
Extort
To obtain by violence or threat. To get something by misuse of authority. Blackmail, coerce, bilk,
Far-fetched
Strained or improbable, not logical, hard to believe, unlikely.
Glum
Sad or depressed, gloomy.
Replica
A copy a close reproduction
Responsive
Answering or replying to, answering to requests quickly, open receptive.
Sanctuary
A sacred or holy place, a refuge, protection from capture, a shrine or a haven.
Self-seeking
Selfishly ambitious, opportunistic, gold digging.
Submissive
Obedient, humble, obeying without protest, meek, compliant
Tally
To count up to keep score,total, record.
Taskmaster
A person who assigns jobs to other people. Supervisor, overseer, slave driver.
Transform
To completely change in appearance or form. To make into something else.
Upheaval
A sudden violent upward movement, great disorder, radical change. Confusion, disruption, chaos.
