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Vocab Unit 6 Level C
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Level C
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| abashed | (adj. part.) embarrassed, ashamed or nonplussed (ant) unembarrassed, unashamed |
| aloof | (adj) withdrawn, standing apart from others (ususally as a matter of choice) (syn) distant, cold, standoffish (ant) involved, sociable |
| anguish | (n) great mental suffering, distress or pain; (v) to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow (syn) (n) misery, woe, torment (ant)(n) joy, delight, peace of mind |
| articulate | (v) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit togeher into a system; (adj) able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully (syn) (v) enunciate, expound; (adj) glib, eloquent (ant) (adj) tongue-tied, mumbled, incoherent |
| bask | (v) to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from (syn) wallow, revel |
| 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 judgement, or skillful evasion (syn) (n) delicacy, subtiety (ant) (n) clumsiness, awkwardness |
| flaunt | (v) to wave or flutter showly; to display in a conceited, offensive way (syn) show off, parade (ant) hide, downplay |
| forthright | (adj) frank, direct, straightforward (syn) candid, blunt (ant) indirect, evasive, deceitful, two-faced |
| genial | (adj) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm (syn) friendly, amiable (ant) cold, unfriendly, unsociable |
| instill | (v) to add gradually; to intorduce or cause to be taken in (syn) implant, infuse, inculcate (ant) root out, eradicate, extirpate |
| ostracize | (v) to exclude from a group, banish, send away (syn) cast out, expel, blackball, snub (ant) fraternize with, associate with |
| premonition | (n) forwarning or foreboding of a future event (syn) presentiment |
| pseudonym | (n) a pen name, name assumed by a writer (syn) nom de plume |
| purge | (v) to wash away impurities, clean up; (n) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively (syn) (v) to cleanse, purify (ant) (v) pollute, contaminate, defile |
| rehabilitate | (v) to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position (syn) reclaim, rebuild, reform |
| repercussion | (n) an effect or consequence of some action or event, result, an echo or reverberation (ant) cause, source |
| resolute | (adj) bold, determined; firm (syn) steadfast, unflinching, (ant) weak, spineless, indecisive |
| retentive | (adj) able to hold, keep or recall; retaining knowledge easily (ant) porous, forgetful |
| scapegoat | (n) a person or thing carrying the blame for others (syn) fall guy, whipping boy |
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