Chapter 6 Flashcards

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Withdrawn standing apart from others

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Aloof

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Embarrassed or nonplussed

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Abashed

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Great mental suffering distress or pain to cause deep pain or sorrow

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Anguish

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To pronounce distinctly able to use language effectively forcefully

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Articulate

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To be in expose oneself pleasant warmth to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from

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Bask

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An imperfection flaw or blemish of some kind to desert a cause or organization

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Defect

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Delicate skill tact cleverness to accomplish something by cleverness good judgment or skillful evasion

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Finesse

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To wave or flutter showily to display in conceited offensive way

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Flaunt

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Frank direct straightforward

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Forthright

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Cordial pleasantly cheerful or warm

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Genial

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To add gradually to introduce or cause to be taken in

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Instill

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To exclude from a group banish send away

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Ostracize

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Forewarning or foreboding of a future event

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Premonition

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A pen name name assumed by a writer

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Pseudonym

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To wash away impurities clean up the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

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Purge

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To make over in good form to restore to good condition or to a former position

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Rehabilitate

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An effect or consequence of some action or event result an echo or reverberation

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Repercussion

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Bold determined firm

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Resolute

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Able to hold keep or recall retaining knowledge easily

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Retentive

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A person or thing carrying the blame for others

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Scapegoat