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20 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 withdrawn, standing apart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 |
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Instill
(in stil') |
(v.) to add gradually
S: implant, infuse, A: root out |
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Ostricize
(as' tre siz) |
(v.) to exclude from a group of people
S: cast out A: associate with |
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Premonition
(pre me nish' en) |
(n.) foreward or froeboding of a future event
S:presentment |
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Pseudonym
(su' de nim) |
(n.) a writer's pen name
S: nom de plume |
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Purge
(perj) |
(v.) to wash away impurities
S: cleanse purify A: pollute |
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Rehabilitate
(re he bil' e tat) |
(v.) to make over in good form; restore to good condition
S:reclaim, rebuild, reform |
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Repercussions
(re per kesh' en) |
(n.) an effect or consequence or some action, a result
A: cause, source |
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Resolute
(rez' e lute) |
(adj.) bold, determined
S: steadfast A: weak |
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Retentive
(ri tent' iv) |
(adj.) able to hold, keep or recall
A: porous, forgetful |
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Scapegoat
(skap' got) |
(n.) a person of thing carrying the brlame for others
S: fall guy, whipping boy |
