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Chapter 6 Vocab
LAL chp 6 vocab
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English
8th Grade
03/03/2013

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Abashed
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(Adj: Part) Embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed
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Aloof
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(adj) withdrawn, standing apart from others
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Anguish
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(n,v) N: great mental suffering distress, or pain; V: to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow
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Articulate
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(v,adj) To pronounce dustinctly; to express well in words

Adj: Able to use language effectively 

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Bask
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(v) To be in or expose oneself to, pleasent warmth
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Defect
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(n,v) An imperfection, flaw, or blemish of somekind

V: To desert a cause or organization

 

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Finesse
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(n,v) N: Delicate skill; tact and cleverness

V: To accomplish something by cleverness, good judgement or skillful evasion

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Flaunt
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(v) To wave or flutter shwoily; to display in a conceitedd, offensive way.
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Forthright
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(adj) Frank, direct, straightforward
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Genial
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(adj) Coridal, pleasently cheerful or warm.
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Instill
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(v) To add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in.
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Ostrasize
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(v) To exclude from a group banish, send away
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Premonition
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(n) Forewarning or foreboding of a future event
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Pseudonym
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(n) A pen name, name assumed by a writer
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Purge
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(v,n) V:To wash away impurities, clean up

N: The process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

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Rehabilitate
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(v) To make over in good form; to restore to good condition
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Repercussion
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(n) An effect or consequence of some action or event, result
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Resolute
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(adj) Bold, firm, determined
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Retentive
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(adj) Able to hold, keep, or recall
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Scapegoat
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(n) A person or thing carrying the blame for others
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