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20 Cards in this Set
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Abashed
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embarrased, ashamed
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aloof
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withdrawn, standing apart from others
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Anguish
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great mental suffering, distress, or pain. To be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow.
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Articulate
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to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words, to be able to use language effectivley.
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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. To desert a clause or organization
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Finesse
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delicate skill, tact and cleverness. To accomplish something by cleverness, a skillful evasion
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Flaunt
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to wave or flutter showfully, to display as conceited, offensive
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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 a 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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Premotion
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forewarning or foreboding 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. The process of getting rid of something or someone decisivley
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Rehabilitate
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to make over in good form, to restore something to good condition, or a previous form
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Repercussion
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an effect or consequence of some action or event, result, or 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, rataining knowledge easily
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Scapegoat
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a person or thing carrying the blame for others.
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