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Vocab Unit 6A-6B
Test Monday, February 24th, 2014
Term | Definition |
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Abashed | embarrassed, ashamed |
Aloof | withdrawn, standing apart from others |
Anguish | great mental suffering, distress or pain; misery |
Articulate | to pronounce distinctly; to use language effectively |
Bask | to take pleasure in; to derive enjoyment from |
Defect | an imperfection, flaw or blemish |
Finesse | delicate skill, tact and cleverness |
Flaunt | to display in a conceited, offensive way |
Forthright | frank, direct, straightfoward |
Genial | friendly, cordial, pleasantly cheerful |
Instill | to add gradually; to implant; to infuse |
Ostracize | to exclude from a group; to banish |
Premonition | a forewarning or foreboding of a future event |
Pseudonym | a pen name; a name assumed by a writer |
Purge | to wash away impurities; to cleanse |
Rehabilitate | to make over in good form; to restore |
Repercussion | an effect or consequence |
Resolute | bold, determined, firm |
Retentive | able to hold, keep or recall; retaining knowledge easily |
Scapegoat | a person or thing carrying the blame for others; fall guy |