abashed

(adj. part.) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

a:  unembarrassed, unashamed

aloof

(adj) withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice.)  

s:  distant, cold, standoffish

a:  involved, sociable

anguish

(n) great mental suffering, distress, or pain; (v) to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow

s:  (n) misery, woe, torment

a:  (n) joy, delight, peace of mind

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

s:  (v) enunciate, expoud; (adj) glib, eloquent

a:  (adj) tongue-tied, mumbled, incoherent

bask

(v) to be in or exposed oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from

s:  wallow, revel

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

s:  (n) delicacy, subtlety

a:  () clumsiness, awkwardness

flaunt

(v) to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited; offensive way

s:  show off, parade

a:  hide, downplay

forthright

(adj) frank, direct, straightforward

s:  candid, blunt

a:  indirect, evasive, deceitful, two-faced

genial

(adj) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

s:  friendly, amiable

a:  sold, unfriendly, unsociable

instill

(v) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in

s:  implant, infuse, inculcate

a:  root out, eradicate, extirpate

ostracize

(v) to exclude from a group, banish, send away

s:  cast out, expel, blackball, snub

a:  fraternize with, associate with

premonition

(n) forewarning or foreboding of a future event

s:  presentiment

pseudonym

(n) a pen name, name assumed by a writer

s:  nom de plume

purge

(v) to wash away impurities, clean up; (n) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

s:  (v) cleanse, purify

a:  (v) pollute, contaminate, defile

rehabilitate

(v) to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former positon

s:  reclaim, rebuild, reform

repercussion

(n) to effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation

a:  cause, source

resolute

(adj) bold, determined; firm

s:  steadfast, unflinching

a:  weak, spineless, indecisive

retentive

(adj) able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily

a:  porous, forgetful

scapegoat

(n) a person or thing carrying the blame for others

s:  fall guy, whipping boy