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abashed

embarrassed,ashamed


Antonyms: unembarrassed unashamed

aloof

withdrawn,standing apart from others by choice.


Synonym: distant cold


Antonym: involved, sociable

anguish

great mental suffering,distress, or pain


Synonym:misery, woe


Antonym: joy, delight

articulate

to pronounce distinctly (adj.) able to use language effectively


Synonym: (v.) expound (adj.)eloquent


Antonym: tongue-tied

bask

to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth.


Synonym:wallow, revel

defect

an imperfection, flaw







finesse

delicate skill


Synonym:delicacy, subtlety


Antonym:clumsiness

Flaunt

to wave or flutter showily


Synonym:show off, parade


Antonym:hide, downplay

forthright

frank, direct, straighforward



genial

cordial,pleasantly cheerful or warm

Instill

to add gradually


Synonym:infuse, inculcate


Antonym:root out

ostracize

to exclude from a group


Synonym:cast out, expel


Antonym: associate with

premonition

forewarning or foreboding of a future event


Synonym: presentiment

pseudonym

a pen name, name assumed by writer


Synonym:nom de plume

purge

to wash away impurities


Synonym:cleanse, purify


Antonym:pollute, defile

rehabilitate

to make over in good form


Synonym: Rebuild, reform

repercussion

an effect or consequence of of some action or event, result


Antonym:cause, source

Resolute

Bold, determined; firm


Synonym:steadfast, unflinching


Antonym:weak, spineless

Retentive

Able to hold, keep, or recall


Antonyms:porous,forgetful

Scapegoat

A person or thing carrying


Synonym:Whipping boy