Vocabulary Workshop Unit 6

Question 1

abashed

Answer 1

embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

Question 2

aloof

Answer 2

withdrawn, standing apart from others by choice

Question 3

anguish

Answer 3

great mental suffering, distress, or pain; to cause deep pain or sorrow

Question 4

articulate

Answer 4

to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system; able to use language efficiently; expressed clearly and forcefully

Question 5

bask

Answer 5

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

Question 6

defect

Answer 6

an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; to desert a cause or organization

Question 7

finesse

Answer 7

delicate skill; tact and cleverness; to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion

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 or 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, or send away

Question 13

premonition

Answer 13

forewarning or foreboding of a future event

Question 14

pseudonym

Answer 14

a pen name, name assumed by a writer

Question 15

purge

Answer 15

to wash away impurities, clean up; the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

Question 16

rehabilitate

Answer 16

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

Question 17

repercussion

Answer 17

an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation

Question 18

resolute

Answer 18

bold, determined; firm

Question 19

retentive

Answer 19

able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily

Question 20

scapegoat

Answer 20

a person or thing carrying the blame for others