vocab 6 Flashcards

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Embarrassed or ashamed

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Abashed

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withdrawn, standing apart from others

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aloof

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3
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noun : great suffering distress or pain,

verb : to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow

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anguish

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4
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verb: to pronounce distinctly: to express well well in words, to fit together into a system
adjective: able to use language effectively, expressed clearly

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articulate

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

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bask

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6
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noun: an imperfection or flaw of some kind
verb: to desert a cause or organization

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defect

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noun: delicate skill
verb: to accomplish by cleverness good judgement or skillfull evasion

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finesse

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to wave or flutter showily or display in an offensive manner

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flaunt

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frank, direct, straightforward

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forthright

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10
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cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

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genial

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11
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to add gradually

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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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13
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a forewarning or foreboding of a future event

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premonition

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14
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a pen name, assumed by a writer

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pseudonym

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verb: to wash away impurities
noun: the process of getting rid or someone decisively

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purge

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16
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to make over in good form

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rehabilitate

17
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an effect or consequence of some action or event

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repercussion

18
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bold determined or firm

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resolute

19
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able to hold or keep, retaining knowledge easily

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retentive

20
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a person or thing carrying the blame for others

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scapegoat