| A | B |
|---|
| abashed | embarrassed or ashamed |
| aloof | withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually a matter of choice) |
| anguish | great suffering, distress, or pain, to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow |
| articulate | to pronounce distinctly, to express well in words, to fit together into a system, able to use language effectively, expressed clearly and forcefully |
| bask | to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth, to take pleasure or derive enjoyment from |
| defect | an imperfection or flaw of some dind, to desert a cause or organization |
| finesse | delicate skill, tact and cleverness, to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion |
| flaunt | to wave of flutter showily, to display in a conceited offensive way |
| forthright | frank, direct, straightforward |
| genial | cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm |
| instill | to add gradually, to introduce or cause to be taken in |
| ostracize | to exclude from a group, banish, send away |
| premonition | a forewarning or foreboding of a future event |
| pseudonym | a pen name, name assumed by a writer |
| purge | to wash away impurities, clean up, the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively |
| rehabilitate | to make over in good form, to restore to good condition or to a former position |
| repercussion | an effect or consequence of some action or event , an echo or reverberation |
| resolute | bold, determined, firm |
| retentive | able to hold or keep, retaining knowledge easily |
| scapegoat | a person or thing carrying the blame for others |
