| A | B |
| scapegoat | a person or thing caring the blame for another |
| retentive | able to hold or to keep: retaining knowledge |
| defect | an imperfection or flaw of some kind |
| finesse | delicate skills; tact and cleverness |
| flaunt | to wave or flutter showily |
| forthright | frank,direct, straightforward |
| genial | cordial, pleasantly cheerfulor warm |
| instill | to add gradually |
| 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 |
| rehabilitate | to make over in good form |
| repercussion | an effect or consequence of some action or event |
| resolute | bold, deermined;firm |
| bask | to be in or expose oneself |
| articulate | to pronounce distinctly |
| anguish | great suffering, distress or pain |
| aloof | withdrawn standing apart from others |
| abashed | embarrassed or ashamed |