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Unit 6 Vocabula
Unit 6
Question | Answer |
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abashed | embarrassed or ashamed |
aloof | withdrawn,standing apart from others(usually as a matter or choice |
anguish | great suffering,distress,or pain;to be deaply tormented by pain or sorrow |
articulate | to pronounce distinctly;to express well inn words;to fit together into a system;able to use language effectivly;expressed clearly and forcfully |
bask | to be in,or expose oneself to,pleasant warmth;to take pleasure or deriv enjoyment from |
defect | an imperfection or flaw of some kind;to desert a cause or organization |
finesse | delicate skill;tact and cleverness;to accomplish something by cleverness,good judgement,or skillful evasion |
flaunt | to wave or flutter showily;to display in a conceited,offensive way |
forthright | frank,direct,straightfoward |
genial | cordial,pleasantly cheerful or warm |
instill | to add gradually;to introduce or cause to be taken in |
ostracize | to exclude from a group,banish,send away |
premonition | a forewarning or foreboding of a future event |
pseudonym | a pen name,name assumed by a writer |
purge | to wash away impurities,clean up;the process of getting rid of something or someone decisivly |
rehabilitate | to make over in good form;to restore to good condition or to a former position |
repercussion | an effect or consequence of some action or event;an echo or reverberation |
resolute | bold,determined;firm |
retentive | able to hold or keep up; retaining knowledge easily |
scapegoat | a person or thing carrying the blame for others |