Ela Quiz words 101-120
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abash | Adj. embarrassed or ashamed |
| aloof | adj withdrawn, standing apart from others, usually by choice |
| anguish | n-great suffering, distress, pain v- to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow |
| articulate | v- to pronounce distinctly, to express well in words; to fit together into 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 or flaw or some kind v-to desert a cause of 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 | frank, direct, straightforward, adj, adv |
| genial | adj, cardinal, pleasantly cheerful or warm |
| instill | v- to add gradually to introduce or caused to be taken |
| ostracize | v-to exclude from a group, banish, send away |
| premonition | n-a forewarning of forbidding 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 | to make over in good form, to restore to condition or to former portion |
| 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 of others |
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