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20 Cards in this Set
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#1 Abashed (adj.) |
embarrased, ashamed, or nonplussed A: unembarrassed, unashamed |
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#2 Aloof (adj.) |
withdrawn, standing apart from others by choice S: distant, cold A: involved, sociable |
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#3 Anguish (n. & v.) |
(n.) great mental suffering , distress, or pain; (v.) to cause deep pain or sorrow |
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#4 Articulate (v. & adj.) |
(v.)to pronunce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system; (adj.)able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully S: (v.) expound; (adj.) eloquent A: (adj.) tongue-tied, mumbled |
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#5 Bask (v.) |
to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from S: wallow, revel |
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#6 Defect (n. & v.) |
(n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; (v.) to desert a cause or organization |
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#7 Finesse (n. & v.) |
(n.) delicate skill; tant and cleverness; (v.) to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion S: (n.) delicacy, subtlety A: (n.) clumsiness, awkwardness |
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#8 Flaunt (v.) |
to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way S: show off, parade A: hide, downplay |
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#9 Forthright (adj.) |
frank, direct, straightforward S: candid, blunt A: indirect, evasive, deceitful, two-faced |
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#10 Genial (adj.) |
Cordial, pleasently cheerful or warm S: friendly, amiable A: cold, unfriendly, unsociable |
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#11 Instill (v.) |
to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in S: implant, infuse, inculcate A: root out, eradicate, extirpatre |
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#12 Ostracize (v.) |
to exclude from a group, banish, send away S: cast out, expel, blackball A: fraternize with, associate with |
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#13 Premonition (n.) |
forewarning or foreboding of a future event S:presentiment |
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#14 Pseudonym (n.) |
a pen name, name assumed by a writer S: nom de plume |
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#15 Purge (v. &n.) |
(v.) to wash away impurities, clean up; (n.) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively S: (v.) cleanse, purify A: (v.) pollute, contaminate, defile |
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#16 Rehabilitate (v.) |
to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a fromer position S: reclaim, rebuild, reform |
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#17 Repercussion (n.) |
an effect or consequence of some action or event, resullt; an echo or reverberation A: cause, source |
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#18 Resolute (adj.) |
bold, determined; firm S: steadfast, unflinching A: weak, spineless |
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#19 Retentive (adj.) |
able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowlegde easily A: porous, forgetful |
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#20 Scapegoat (n.) |
a person or thing carrying the blame for others S: whipping boy |
