LA 8 Vocabulary Unit 6 abashed: (adj.) embarrassed or ashamed
Example: abashed by his mistake aloof: (adj.) reserved, indifferent, restricted
Example: kept aloof from his coworkers anguish: (n) great suffering, distress, or pain; (v) to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow
Example: suffered great mental anguish articulate: (v.) to pronounce clearly; (adj.) able to use language effectively; expressed clearly
Example: an articulate speaker bask: (v.) to be in or expose oneself to; to take pleasure or derive enjoyment from
Example: bask in the sun defect: (n.) an imperfection or flaw of some kind; (v.) to desert a cause or organization
Example: the grave defect in his character finesse: (n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness; (v.) to accomplish something with skill and cleverness
Example: finesse in handling a situation flaunt: (v.) to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way
Example: flaunt one’s riches forthright: (adj.) frank, direct, straightforward
Example: stated in a very forthright way genial: (adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm
Example: a genial household instill: (v.) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in
Example: instill a love for reading in their children ostracize: (v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away
Example: ostracize bigots premonition: (n) a forewarning or foreboding of a future event
Example: a vague premonition of danger pseudonym: (n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer
Example: a writer better known by her pseudonym purge: (v.) to wash away impurities, clean up; (n.) the process of getting rid of something
Example: purge oneself of prejudice rehabilitate: (v.) to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position
Example: try to rehabilitate drug addicts repercussion: (n.) an effect or consequence of some action or event; an echo
Example: a policy that had unexpected repercussion resolute: (adj.) bold, determined; firm
Example: remain resolute despite setbacks retentive: (adj.) able to hold or keep; retaining knowledge easily
Example: blessed with a retentive memory scapegoat: (n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others
Example: refuse to be made the scapegoat