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