Udj English 8 Vocabulary Unit 6

Front 1

(adj., part) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

Back 1

abashed

Front 2

(adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice)

Synonyms: distant, cold, standoffish

Back 2

aloof

Front 3

(n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain;
(v.) to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow

Synonyms: misery, woe, torment

Back 3

anguish

Front 4

(v.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system
(adj.) able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully

Synonyms: (v.)enunciate, expound (adj.) glib, eloquent

Back 4

articulate

Front 5

(v.) to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from

Synonym: wallow, revel

Back 5

bask

Front 6

(n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind
(v.) to desert a cause or organization

Back 6

defect

Front 7

(n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness
(v.)to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion

Synonyms: (n.) delicacy, subtlety

Back 7

finesse

Front 8

(v.) to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way

Back 8

flaunt

Front 9

(adj.) frank, direct, straightforward

Synonyms: candid, blunt

Back 9

forthright

Front 10

(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

Synonyms: friendly, amiable

Back 10

genial

Front 11

(v.) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in

Synonyms: implant, infuse, inculcate

Back 11

instill

Front 12

(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away

Synonyms: cast out, expel, blackball, snub

Back 12

ostracize

Front 13

(n.) forewarning or foreboding of a future event

Synonyms: presentiment

Back 13

premonition

Front 14

(n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer

Synonym: nom de plume

Back 14

pseudonym

Front 15

(v.) to wash away impurities, clean up
(n.) to process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

Synonyms: (v.) cleanse, purify

Back 15

purge

Front 16

(v.) to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position

Synonyms: reclaim, rebuild, reform

Back 16

rehabilitate

Front 17

(n.) an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation

Back 17

repercussion

Front 18

(adj.) bold, determined; firm

Back 18

resolute

Front 19

(adj.) able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily

Back 19

retentive

Front 20

(n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others

Back 20

scapegoat