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20 Cards in this Set
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Abashed
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Embarassed, ashamed \, or nonplussed.
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Aloof
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Withdrawn, standing arpart from others.
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Anguish
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Great mental suffering, distress, or pain. (v) to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow.
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Articulate
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To prounounce distinctly; to express well in words, to fit together into a system, (adj.) able use language effectively; expressed cearly and forcefully.
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Bask
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to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in.
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Defect
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an imperfection, flaw, or belmish of some kind.
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Finesse
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delicate skill, tact and cleverness. To accomplish something by cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion.
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Flaunt
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To wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way.
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Forthright
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frank, direct, straightforward.
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Genial
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cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm.
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Instill
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to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in.
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Ostracize
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to exclude from a group, banish, send away.
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Premonition
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forewarning or foreboding of a future event.
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Pseudonym
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a pen name, name assumed by a writer.
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Purge
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to wash away impurities, clean up. (n) the process of getting rid of something decisively.
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Rehabilitate
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to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position.
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Repercussion
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an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation.
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Resolute
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bold, determined; firm.
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Retentive
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able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily.
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Scapegoat
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a person or thing carrying the blame for others.
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