Term 2 first vocab quiz study guide (Quiz on tuesday or monday)

Question 1

Abashed

Answer 1

Embarrassed, ashamed, etc

Question 2

Aloof

Answer 2

Withdrawn, Standing apart from others, etc.

Question 3

Anguish

Answer 3

Mental suffering, distress or pain.

Question 4

Articulate

Answer 4

To pronounce distinctly; to express well into words.

Question 5

Bask

Answer 5

To take pleasure in, etc

Question 6

Defect

Answer 6

Flaw, mistake, or blemish of some kind, etc.

Question 7

Finesse

Answer 7

Tact and cleverness; to accomplish something by cleverness

Question 8

Flaunt

Answer 8

To wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way

Question 9

Forthright

Answer 9

Frank, direct, straightforward

Question 10

Genial

Answer 10

Cordial, pleasantly, cheerful and warm

Question 11

Instill

Answer 11

To add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in

Question 12

Ostracize

Answer 12

To exclude from a group, banish, send away

Question 13

Premonition

Answer 13

Forewarning or foreboding of a future event

Question 14

Purge

Answer 14

To wash away impurities, clean up; the process of getting rid of something

Question 15

Rehabilitate

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Repercussion

Answer 16

an effect or consequence of some action or event.

Question 17

Resolute

Answer 17

bold, determines, firm, etc

Question 18

Retentive

Answer 18

able to hold, keep or recall; retaining knowledge easily

Question 19

Scapegoat

Answer 19

a person or thing carrying the blame for others

Question 20

Pseudonym

Answer 20

A pen name, name assumed by writer