Vocabulary Workshop Achieve Level A Unit 14

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abstain
(v.) to stay away from doing something by one's own choice
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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
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allegiance
(n.) the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation, or cause
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amalgamate
(v.) to unite; to combine elements into a unified whole
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append
(v.) to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item
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commemorate
(v.) to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of
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enumerate
(v) to count; to name one by one, list
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exalt
(v.) to make high in rank, power, character, or quality; to fill with pride, joy, or noble feeling; to praise, honor
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extort
(v.) to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats
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far-fetched
(adj.) strained or improbable (in the sense of not being logical or believable), going far afield from a topic
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glum
(adj.) depressed, gloomy
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replica
(n.) a copy, close reproduction
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responsive
(adj.) answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions, etc.; showing interest and understanding
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sanctuary
(n.) a sacred or holy place; refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place of refuge or protection
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self-seeking
(adj.) selfishly ambitious
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submissive
(adj.) humbly obedient; tending to give in to authority, obeying without protest
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tally
(v.) to count up; to keep score; to make entries for reckoning; to correspond or agree; (n.) a total or score
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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
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transform
(v.) to change completely in appearance or form; to make into something else
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upheaval
(n.) a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change