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unit 6 lidiak
unit 6 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abashed | embarrassed or ashamed |
| aloof | withdrawn, standing apart from others |
| anguish | great suffering, distress or pain; to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow |
| articulate | to pronounce distinctly, to fit together into a system; to express clearly or forcefully |
| bask | to be in or expose oneself to pleasant warmth, to take pleaseure or derive enjoyment from |
| defect | and imperfection of some sort; to leave or desert an 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 coinceited, offensive way |
| forthright | direct, straightforward |
| genial | cheerful or warm |
| instill | to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in |
| ostracize | to banish from a group, 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 someone or something decisively |
| rehabilitate | to make over in a good form, to restore to good or former position |
| repercussion | an effect or consequence of some action, an echo or reverberation |
| resolute | bold,determined;firm |
| retentive | able to hold or keep, retains knowledge easily |
| scapegoat | someone or something carrying the blame for others |