Unit 6 Flashcards
Aloof
at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart:
Abashed
ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted:
Anguish
excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain:
Articulate
using language easily and fluently; having facility with words
Bask
To lie in or be exposed
Defect
Fault or imperfection
Finesse
skill in handling a difficult or highly sensitive situation
Flaunt
to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
to wave conspicuously in the air.
Forthright
going straight to the point; frank; direct;
Genial
Warm and cheerful
Instill
to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject: to instill courtesy in a child.
to put in drop by drop.
Ostracize
to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges
Premonition
a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment:
a forewarning.
Pseudonym
A fake name an author has
Purge.
To clear something unclean or wanted