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Unit Six Flashcards

1
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embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

A

abashed

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2
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withdrawn, standing apart from other (usually as a matter of choice)

A

aloof

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3
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great mental suffering, distress or pain

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anguish

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4
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to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow

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anguish

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5
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to pronounce distinctly

A

articulate

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6
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to express well in words

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articulate

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7
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to fit together into a system

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articulate

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8
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able to use language effectively expressed clearly and forcefully

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articulate

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9
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to be in or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth, to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from

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bask

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10
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an imperfection, flaw or blemish of somekind

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defect

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11
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to desert a cause or organization

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defect

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12
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delicate skill tack or cleverness

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finesse

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13
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to accomplish something by cleverness good judgement or skillful evasion

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finesse

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14
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to wave or flutter showily

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flaunt

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15
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to display in a conceited, offensive way

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flaunt

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16
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frank, direct, straightforward

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forthright

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17
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cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

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genial

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18
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to add gradually

A

instill

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19
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to introduce or cause to be taken in

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instill

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20
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to exclude from a group, banish, send away

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ostracize

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21
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forewarning or foreboding of a future event

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premonition

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22
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a pen name name assumed by a writer

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pseudonym

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23
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to wash away impurities, clean up

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purge

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24
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the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

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purge

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25
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to make over in good form

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rehabilitate

26
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to restore to good condition or to a former position

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rehabilitate

27
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an effect or consequence of some action or event, result

A

repercussion

28
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an echo or reverberation

A

repercussion

29
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bold, determined, firm

A

resolute

30
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able to hold, keep, or recall

A

retentive

31
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retaining knowledge easily

A

retentive

32
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a person or thing carrying the blame for others

A

scapegoat

33
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s for aloof

A

distant, cold, standoffish

34
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s for anguish

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misery, woe, torment

35
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s for articulate

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enunciate, expound, glib, eloquent

36
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s for bask

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wallow, revel

37
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s for finesse

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delicacy, subtlety

38
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s for flaunt

A

show of, parade

39
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s for forthright

A

candid, blunt

40
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s for genial

A

friendly, amiable

41
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s for instill

A

implant, infuse, inculcate

42
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s for ostracize

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cast out, expel, blackball, snub

43
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s for premonition

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presentiment

44
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s for pseudonm

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nom de plume

45
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s for purge

A

cleanse, purify

46
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s for rehabilitate

A

reclaim, rebuild, reform

47
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s for resolute

A

steadfast, unflinching

48
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s for scapegoat

A

fall guy, whipping boy

49
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a for abashed

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unembarrassed, unashamed

50
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a for aloof

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involved, sociable

51
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a for anguish

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joy, delight, peace of mind

52
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a for articulate

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tongue tied, mumbled, incoherent

53
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a for finesse

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clumsiness, awkwardness

54
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a for flaunt

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hide, downplay

55
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a for forthright

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indirect, evasive, deceitful, twofaced

56
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a for genial

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cold, unfriendly, unsociable

57
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a for instill

A

root out, eradicate, extirpate

58
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a for ostracize

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fraternize with, associate with

59
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a for purge

A

pollute, contaminate, defile

60
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a for repercussion

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cause, source

61
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a for resolute

A

weak, spineless, indecisive

62
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a for retentive

A

porous, forgetful

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