to stay away from doing something by one’s own choice
abstain
the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation, or cause
allegiance
to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item
append
to count; to name one by one, list
enumerate
to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats
extort
a copy, close reproduction
replica
selfishly ambitious
self-seeking
to count up, keep score, to make entries for reckoning; a total score
tally
a sudden, violent, upward movement, great disorder or radical change
upheaval
depressed, gloomy
glum