Unit-6 Flashcards
(13 cards)
Aloof
( adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others by choice
S- distant, cold
A- involved, sociable
Abashed
(adj.- part.) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed
S- ?
A- Unembarrassed, unashamed
Anguished
(n.) great mental suffering, distress or pain (v.) to cause pain and sorrow
S- misery, woe, torment
A- joy, delight, peace of mind
Articulated
(v.) to pronounce distinctly ; to empress well in ; to fit together in to a system ;(adj.) able to use language effectively; repressed clearly and forcefully
S- (v.) expound (adj.) eloquent
A- (adj.)
bask
(v.) to be or expose oneself to pleasant warmth to take pleasure
defect
s- wallow revel
defect
(n) an imperfection flaw or blemish
s-?
a?
finess
(n) delicate skilled tact and cleverness
S- delicacy
A- clumsiness
fluant
to wave or flutter showily to display
s- show off, parade
a- hide, down play
forthright
(adj.) frank direct straight forward
s- candid
a - indirect
genial
(adj.) cordial cheerful pleasantly or warm
s- friendly
A- root out
instill
to add gradually to introduce
S- cast out
A- root out
ostracize
to excluded from a group banished banish send aways
S-cast out
A- rootout
premoitions
fore or foreboding of a futune