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abashed |
embarrassed or ashamed |
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aloof |
withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice) |
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anguish |
great suffering, distress, or pain; to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow |
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articulate |
to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; fit together into a system; able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forecfully |
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bask |
to be in, or expose onself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure or derive enjoyment from |
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defect |
an imperfection or flaw of some kind; to desert a cause or organization |
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finesse |
delicate skill; tact and cleverness; to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion |
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flaunt |
to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited offensive way |
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forthright |
frank, direct, straightforward |
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genial |
cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm |
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instill |
to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in |
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ostracize |
to exclude from a group, banish send away |
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premonition |
a forewarning or foreboding of a future event |
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pseudonym |
a pen name, name assumed by a writer |
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purge |
to wash away impurities, clean up; the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively |
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rehabilitate |
to meake over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former postition |
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repercussion |
an effect or consequence of some action or event; an echo or reverberation |
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resolute |
bold, determinied; firm |
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retentive |
able to hold or keep; retaining knowledge easily |
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scapegoat |
a person or thing carrying the blame for others |