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10 Cards in this Set
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Abashed
(a basht') |
(adj. part of speech) embarrassed, ashamed
A: unembarrassed, unashamed |
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Aloof
(a luf') |
(adj.) withdrawn, standing apart
S: distant, cold A: involved, sociable |
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Anguish
(an' gwish) |
(n.) a great mental suffering, distress, or pain
S: misery, woe A: joy, delight |
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Articulate
(ar tik' ye lit) |
(v.) to pronounce distinctly (adj.) able to use language effectatively
S: (v.) enunciate A:(adj.) tounge-tied |
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Bask
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(v.) to be in pleasent warmth
S: wallow revel |
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Defect
(de' fect) |
(n.) an imperfection, a flaw
(v.) to desert a cause of organization |
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Finesse
(fi nes') |
(n.) a delicate skill
S:(n.) delicacy A:clumsiness |
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Flaunt
(flont) |
(v.) to wave of flutter slowly
S: show off, parade A:hide, downplay |
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Forthright
(forth'rit) |
(adj.) frank, direct
S: candiid, blunt A: indirect, evasive |
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Genial
(jen'yel) |
(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm
S: friendly A: cold, unsocialable |
