| A | B |
|---|
| abashed | embarrassed or ashamed |
| aloof | withdrawn, standing apart from others |
| 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 pleaseue or derive enjoyment from |
| defect | an imperfection or flaw of some kind; 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 or 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 |
