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Unit 6 - Vocabulary
Unit 6 Vocabulary Workshop
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abashed | embarrassed, ashamed, nonplussed |
| Aloof | withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice) |
| Anguish | (n) great mental suffering, distress, or pain (v) to e deeply tormented by pain or pain |
| 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 | 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 dessert a cause or organization |
| Finesse | (n) delicate skill; tact and cleverness; (v) to accomplish something y cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion |
| Flaunt | to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, 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, send away |
| Premonition | forewarning or foreboding of a future event |
| Pseudonym | 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 | to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position |
| Repercussion | an effect or consequence of some action o event, result; an echo or reverberation |
| Resolute | bold, determined; firm |
| Retentive | able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily |
| Scapegoat | a person or thing carrying the blame for others |