English 801 Vocab. Unit 6 Level C

Front 1

abashed

Back 1

adj. Embarrassed
SYN- N/A
ANT - unembarrassed

Hint 1

I was abashed when I accused my friend of taking my stuff, when he didn't.

Front 2

aloof

Back 2

adj. withdrawn
SYN- cold
ANT-involved

Hint 2

He is very aloofed from the people.

Front 3

anguish

Back 3

n. great suffering or distress
SYN-misery
ANT-joy

Hint 3

I was anguished when my cousin rolled his car down the icy road.

Front 4

articulate

Back 4

v. to pronounce distinctly
SYN- expound
ANT- mumbled

Hint 4

He spoke articulately spoke about what he saw happen at the theme park.

Front 5

bask

Back 5

v. to be in or expose oneself
SYN- wallow
ANT- N/A

Hint 5

I saw the alligator basking in the sun.

Front 6

defect

Back 6

n. an imperfection
SYN- N/A
ANT- N/A

Hint 6

My project was defective and would not work.

Front 7

finesse

Back 7

n. delicate skill
SYN- delicacy
ANT- clumsiness

Hint 7

painting requires a finesse skill to do.

Front 8

flaunt

Back 8

v. to wave or flutter showily
SYN- show-off
ANT- hide

Hint 8

the butter was flaunting its new wings when it came out of the cocoon.

Front 9

forthright

Back 9

adj. frank or direct
SYN- candid, blunt
ANT- indirect

Hint 9

He was talking forthright to the student.

Front 10

genial

Back 10

adj. cordial, cheerful
SYN- friendly
ANT- unfriendly

Hint 10

He is a very genial friend.

Front 11

instill

Back 11

v. to add gradually
SYN- infuse, implant
ANT- root out

Hint 11

I was instilling the water the the cup.

Front 12

ostracize

Back 12

v. to exclude from
SYN- cast out
ANT- talk to

Hint 12

he was very ostracized with people.

Front 13

premonition

Back 13

n. forewarning
SYN- presentiment
ANT- N/A

Hint 13

He received a premonition for hitting him.

Front 14

pseudonym

Back 14

n. a pen name
SYN- nom de plume
ANT- N/A

Hint 14

I have a pseudonym for online games.

Front 15

purge

Back 15

v. to wash away
SYN- cleanse
ANT- pollute

Hint 15

We had to purge the chalk from the driveway.

Front 16

rehabilitate

Back 16

v. to make over in good form
SYN- reclaim
ANT- N/A

Hint 16

We rehabilitated the house to be even better than it was before.

Front 17

repercussion

Back 17

n. an effect
SYN- N/A
ANT- cause

Hint 17

When I did bad on a test I had a bad repercussion.

Front 18

resolute

Back 18

adj. bold
SYN- steadfast
ANT- weak

Hint 18

He was very resolute when he saved the cat.

Front 19

f

Back 19

f

Hint 19

f