| A | B |
|---|
| abashed | (adj., part.) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed |
| 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 withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice) |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 onto 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 |
| forthright | (adj.) frank, direct, straightforward |
| 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 a writer |
| purge | (v.) to wash away impurities, clean up; (n.) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively |
| rehabilitate | (v.) to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former postion |
| repercussion | (n.) an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation |
| resolute | (adj.) bold, determined; firm |
| retentive | (adj.) able to hold, keep, or recall, retaining knowledge easily |
| scapegoat | (n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others |
