English Vocab 6

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ostrasize

Back 1

(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away

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anguish

Back 2

(n.) great suffering, distress, or pain
(v.) to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow

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flaunt

Back 3

(v.) to wave or flutter showily; to diplay in a conceited, offensive way

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articulate

Back 4

(v.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system
(adj.) able to use lanuage effectively; express clearly and forcefully

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premonition

Back 5

(n.) a forewarning or foreboding of a future event

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abashed

Back 6

embarrassed or shamed

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retentative

Back 7

(adj.) able to hold or keep; retaining knowlege easily

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aloof

Back 8

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 withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice

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rehabilitate

Back 9

(v.) to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position

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defect

Back 10

(n.) and emperfection or flaw of some kind;
(v.) to desert a cause or organization

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scapegoat

Back 11

(n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others

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bask

Back 12

(v.) to be in, or expose oneself to; pleasant warmth to take pleasure or derive enjoyment from

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forthright

Back 13

(adj., adv.) frank, direct, straightforward

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genial

Back 14

(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

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finesse

Back 15

(n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness
(v.) to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion

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instill

Back 16

(v.) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in

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purge

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(v.) to wash away umpurities, clean up
(n.) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

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pseudonym

Back 18

(n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer

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reprecussion

Back 19

(n.) an effect or consequence of some action or event; an echo or reverberation

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resolute

Back 20

(adj.) bold, determined; firm