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Vocab: Unit 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed | Abashed |
| Withdrawn, standing apart from others | Aloof |
| Great mental suffering,distress, or pain;to be deeply tormented bypain or sorrow | Anguish |
| To pronounce didstinctly;to express well in words;to fit together into a system; able to use language effectively;expressed clearly and forcefully | Articulate |
| to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasent warmth;to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from | Bask |
| An imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind;to desert a cause or organization | Defect |
| Delicate skill,;tact and cleverness;to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgement,or skillfull evasion | Finesse |
| To wave or flutter showily;to display in a conceited, offensive way | Flaunt |
| Frank, direct, straight forward | Forthright |
| Cordial, pleasently cheerful or warm | Genial |
| To add gradually;to introduce or cause to be taken in | Instill |
| To exclude from a group, banish, send away | Ostracize |
| Forewarnig or foreboding of a future event | Premonition |
| A pen name, name assumed by a writer | Pseudonym |
| To wash away impurities, clean up;the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively | Purge |
| To make over in good form;to restore in good condition or to former position | Rehabilitate |
| An effect or consequence of some action or event, result;an echo or reverberation | Repercussion |
| Bold, determined;firm | Resolute |
| Able to hold, keep, or recall;retaining knowledge easily | Retentive |
| A person or thing carrying the blame for others | Scapegoat |