| A | B |
|---|
| abashed | embarassed; ashamed |
| aloof | withdrawn; standing apart from others |
| anguish | great mental suffering; to be tormented |
| articulate | to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words |
| bask | to be in pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in |
| defect | an imperfection, flaw; to desert a cause or organization |
| finesse | delicate skill; tact; to accomplish something by cleverness |
| flaunt | to wave or flutter showily; to display in an offensive way |
| forthright | frank, direct, straightforward |
| genial | cordial; pleasantly cheerful |
| instill | to add gradually; to cause to be taken in |
| ostracize | to exclude from a group, banish, send away |
| premonition | forewarning or foreboding about a future event |
| pseudonym | a pen name; name assumed by a writer |
| purge | to wah away impurities; the proces of getting rid of something |
| rehabilitate | to make over in good form, to restore |
| repercussion | an effect or consequence, a result; an echo |
| resolute | bold, determined; firm |
| retentive | able to hold, keep, or recall |
| scapegoat | aperson or thing carrying the blame for others |
