(adj., part.) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

(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

(n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind;

(v.) to desert a cause or organization

(v.) to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way

(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away

(n.) forewarning or foreboding of a future event

(n.) an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation

(adj.) able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily

(n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others

(adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others by choice

(n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain;

(v.) to cause deep pain r sorrow

(v.) to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from

(n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness;

(v.)to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion

(adj.) frank, direct, straightforward

(v.) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in

(n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer

(v.) to wash away impurities, clean up;

(n.) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

(v.) to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position

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Vocabulary Unit 6

Term	Definition
abashed	(adj., part.) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed
articulate	(v.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system;
articulate	(adj.) able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully
defect	(n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind;
defect	(v.) to desert a cause or organization
flaunt	(v.) to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way
genial	(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm
ostracize	(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away
premonition	(n.) forewarning or foreboding of a future event
repercussion	(n.) an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation
retentive	(adj.) able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily
scapegoat	(n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others
aloof	(adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others by choice
anguish	(n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain;
anguish	(v.) to cause deep pain r sorrow
bask	(v.) to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from
finesse	(n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness;
finesse	(v.)to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion
forthright	(adj.) frank, direct, straightforward
instill	(v.) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in
pseudonym	(n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer
purge	(v.) to wash away impurities, clean up;
purge	(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
resolute	(adj.) bold, determined; firm

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