Unit 6 Flashcards

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Aloof

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at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart:

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Abashed

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ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted:

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Anguish

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excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain:

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Articulate

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using language easily and fluently; having facility with words

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Bask

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To lie in or be exposed

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Defect

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Fault or imperfection

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Finesse

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skill in handling a difficult or highly sensitive situation

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Flaunt

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to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
to wave conspicuously in the air.

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Forthright

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going straight to the point; frank; direct;

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Genial

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Warm and cheerful

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Instill

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to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject: to instill courtesy in a child.
to put in drop by drop.

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Ostracize

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to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges

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Premonition

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a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment:
a forewarning.

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Pseudonym

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A fake name an author has

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Purge.

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To clear something unclean or wanted

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15
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Rehabilitate

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Restore Health

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Repercussion

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A event that takes place because of an action

Consequence

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Resolute

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Determined , purposeful

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Retentive

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Memory

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Scapegoat

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Blamed for wrongdoings , mistakes