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Unit 6 Level C
Integrated English I
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abashed | Embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed |
| Aloof | Withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice) |
| Anguish | Great mental suffering, distress, or pain; (v) to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow |
| Articulate | (V) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system; (adj) able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully |
| Bask | (V) to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from |
| Defect | (N) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; (v) to desert a cause or organization |
| Finesse | (N) delicate skill; tact and cleverness; (v) to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion |
| Flaunt | (v) to wave or flutter slowly; to display in a conceited, offensive way |
| Forthright | (Adj) frank, direct, straightforward |
| Genial | (adj) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm |
| Instill | To add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in |
| Ostracize | (V) to exclude from a group, banish, send away |
| Premonition | (n) forewarning or foreboding of a future event |
| Pseudonym | (n) a pen name, name assumed by a writer |
| Purge | (v) to wash away impurities, clean up; (n) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively |
| Rehabilitate | (v) to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position |
| Repercussions | (n) an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an effect an echo or reverberation |
| Resolute | (adj) bold, determined; firm |
| Retentive | (adj) able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily |
| Scapegoat | (n) a person or thing carrying the blame for others |