Vocabulary 6C

These flashcards cover vocabulary from Unit 6C, providing definitions for key terms and phrases.

Embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed.

Abashed

Withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice).

Aloof

Great mental suffering, distress, or pain.

Anguish

To pronounce distinctly; to express well in words.

Articulate

To be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in.

Bask

An imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind.

Defect

Delicate skill; tact and cleverness.

Finesse

To wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way.

Flaunt

Frank, direct, straightforward.

Forthright

Cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm.

Genial

To add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in.

Instill

To exclude from a group, banish, send away.

Ostracize

Forewarning or foreboding of a future event.

Premonition

A pen name; name assumed by a writer.

Pseudonym

To wash away impurities, clean up.

Purge

To make over in good form; to restore to good condition.

Rehabilitate

An effect or consequence of some action or event.

Repercussion

Bold, determined; firm.

Resolute

Able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily.

Retentive

A person or thing carrying the blame for others.

Scapegoat