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Vocab.
Lev.C Unit 6
| words | definitions |
|---|---|
| abashed | embarassed, ashamed, or nonplussed |
| aloof | withdrawn, standing apart from others |
| anguish | great mental suffering, distress, or pain, to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow |
| articulate | to pronounce distinctly, to express well in words, to fit together into a system |
| bask | to be in or expose oneself to pleasant warmth |
| defect | an imperfection, flaw or blemish or some kind, to desert a cause or organization |
| finesse | delicate skill, tact and cleverness, to accomplish something by cleverness |
| flaunt | to wave or flutter showily, to display in a conceited or offensive way |
| forthright | frank, direct, straightforward |
| 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 or send away |
| premonition | 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 decisively |
| 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, result, an echo or reverberation |
| resolute | bold, determined, firm |
| retentive | able to hold, keep, or recall, retaining knowledge easily |
| scapegoat | a person ot thing carrying the blame for others |