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aloof | (adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice) |
anguish | (n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain; (v.) to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow |
articulate | (v.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system; (adj.) able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully |
bask | (v.) to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from |
defect | (n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; (v.) to desert a cause or organization |
finesse | (n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness; (v.) to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion |
flaunt | (v.) to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way |
genial | (adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm |
instill | (v.) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in |
ostracize | (v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away |
premonition | (n.) forewarning or foreboding of a future event |
pseudonym | (n.) a pen name, name assumed by writer |
rehabilitate | (v.) to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position |
repercussion | (n.) an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation |
scapegoat | (n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others |