Vocabulary Unit 6 2
Terms
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- bask
- v. to be in or expose oneself to pleasant warmth; to take pleasure or derive enjoyment from
- retentive
- adj. able to hold or keep; retaining knowledge easily
- articulate
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v. to pronounce distinctly; express well in words; to fit together into a system
adj. able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully - abashed
- adj. embarrassed or ashamed
- defect
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n. an imperfection or flaw of some kind
v. to desert a cause or organization - scapegoat
- n. a person or thing carrying the blame for others
- finesse
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n. delicate skill; tact or cleverness
v. to accomplish something of cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion - anguish
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n. great suffering, distress, or pain
v. to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow
- forthright
- adj./adv. frank, direct, straightforward
- purge
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v. to wash away inpurities, clean up
n. the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively - flaunt
- v. to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way
- aloof
- adj. withdrawn, standing apart from the others (usually as a matter of a choice)
- ostracize
- v. to exclude from a group, banish, send away
- rehabilitate
- v. to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position
- resolute
- adj. bold, determined; firm
- repercussion
- n. an effect or consequence of some action or event; an echo or reverberation
- instill
- v. to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in
- premonition
- n. a forewarning or foreboding of a future event
- pseudonym
- n. a pen name, name assumed by a writer
- genial
- adj. cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm