Vocabulary 6

Front 1

embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

Back 1

Abashed

Front 2

withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually a matter of choice)

Back 2

Aloof

Front 3

great mental suffering, distress, or pain; to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow.

Back 3

Anguish

Front 4

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

Back 4

Articulate

Front 5

to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from

Back 5

Bask

Front 6

an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; to desert a cause or organization

Back 6

Defect

Front 7

delicate skill; tact and cleverness; to accomplish something by sleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion

Back 7

Finesse

Front 8

to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way

Back 8

Flaunt

Front 9

frank, direct, straightforward

Back 9

Forthright

Front 10

Cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

Back 10

Genial

Front 11

to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in

Back 11

Instill

Front 12

to exlude from a group, banish, send away

Back 12

Ostracize

Front 13

forewarning or foreboding of a future event

Back 13

Premonition

Front 14

a pen name, name assumed by a writer

Back 14

Pseudonym

Front 15

to wash away impurities, clean up; the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

Back 15

Purge

Front 16

to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position

Back 16

Regabilitate

Front 17

an effect or consequence of some action or event, resultl an echo or reverberation

Back 17

Repercussion

Front 18

bold, determined; firm

Back 18

Resolute

Front 19

able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily

Back 19

Retentive

Front 20

a person or thing carrying the blame for others

Back 20

Scapegoat

Front 21

A- unembarrassed, unashamed

Back 21

Abashed

Front 22

S- distant, cold standoffish


A- involved, sociable

Back 22

Aloof

Front 23

S- misery, woe, torment


A- joy delight, peace of mind

Back 23

Anguish

Front 24

S- enunciate, expound, glib, eloquent


A- tongue-tied, mimbled, incoherent

Back 24

Articulate

Front 25

S- wallow, revel

Back 25

Bask

Front 26

S- delicacy


A- clumsiness, awkwardness

Back 26

Finesse

Front 27

S- show off, parade


A- hide, downplay

Back 27

Flaunt

Front 28

S- candid, blunt


A- indirect, evasive, deceitful, two-faced

Back 28

Forthright

Front 29

S- friendly, amiable


A- cold, unfriendly, unsociable

Back 29

Genial

Front 30

S- implant, infuse, inculcate


A- root out, eradicate, extirpate

Back 30

Instill

Front 31

S- cast out, expel, blackball, snub


A- fraternize with, associate with

Back 31

Ostracize

Front 32

S- presentiment

Back 32

Premonition

Front 33

S- non de plume

Back 33

Pseudonym

Front 34

S- cleanse, purify


A- pollute, contaminate, defile

Back 34

Purge

Front 35

S- reclaim, rebuild, reform

Back 35

Rehabilitate

Front 36

A- cause, source

Back 36

Repercussion

Front 37

S- steadfast, unflinching


A- weak, spineless, indecisive

Back 37

Resolute

Front 38

A- porous, forgetful

Back 38

Retentive

Front 39

S- fall guy, whipping boy

Back 39

Scapegoat