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RHHS - Vocab C
Unit 6
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English
9th Grade
10/29/2010

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abashed
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embarrassed, ashames, or nonplussed
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aloof
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withdrawn, standing apart from others
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anguish
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great mental sufferiing, distress, or pain; to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow
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articulate
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to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together in a system; able to use laguage effectivly; expressed clearly and forcefully
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bask
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to be in, to expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from
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defect
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an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; to desert a casue or organization, an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; to desert a casue or organization
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finesse
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delicate skill; tact and cleverness; to accomplish something by cleveness, good judgement, or skillful evasion
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flaunt
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to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way
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forthright
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frank, direct, straightfoward
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genial
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cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm
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instill
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To add gradually, to introduce or cause to be taken in
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ostracize
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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.) 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 or to a former position
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repercussion
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(n.) an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or revereration
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resolute
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(adj.) bold, determined; firm
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retentive
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(adj.) able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily
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scapegoat
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(n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others
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