Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Unit 14 - Vocabulary
1/22/12 - P.T.
20
English
6th Grade
01/23/2012

Additional English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
abstain
Definition
to stay away from doing something by one's own choice

avoid, decline, resist, refrain from
Term
accommodate
Definition
to do a favor or service for, help out; to provide for, supply with;to have space for ; to make fit or suitable
oblige, lodge, house, adapt
Term
allegiance
Definition
the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation or cause
obedience, loyalty, fidelity
Term
amalgamate
Definition
to unite; to combine elements into a unified whole

merge, consolidate
Term
append
Definition
to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item
Term
commemorate
Definition
to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of

memorialize
Term
enumerate
Definition
to count; to name one by one, list

check off, spell out, specify
Term
exalt
Definition
to make high in rank, power, character, or quality; to fill with pride, joy or noble feeling; to praise, honor
elevate, raise, uplift
Term
extort
Definition
to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, threats

blackmail, coerce, bilk, "shake down"
Term
far-fetched
Definition
strained or improbable (in the sense of not being logical or believable), going far afield from a topic
unlikely, hard to swallow
Term
glum
Definition
depressed, gloomy

dejected, morose, melancholy
Term
replica
Definition
a copy, close reproduction

duplicate, imitation
Term
responsive
Definition
answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions, etc; showing interest and understanding
sympathetic, open, receptive
Term
sanctuary
Definition
a sacred or holy place; refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place of refuge or protection
shrine, haven
Term
self-seeking
Definition
selfishly ambitious

selfish, opportunistic, gold-digging
Term
submissive
Definition
humbly obedient, tending to give in to authority, obeying without protest
meek, compliant, servile, subservient
Term
tally
Definition
to count up; to keep score to make entries for reckoning to correspond or agree; a total or score
total, record
Term
taskmaster
Definition
one whose job it is to assign work to others; one who uses his or her power to make people work very hard
supervisor, overseer, slave driver
Term
transform
Definition
to change completely in appearance or form; to make into something else
alter, convert
Term
upheaval
Definition
a sudden violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change
confusion, disruption, chaos
Supporting users have an ad free experience!