Copy of Vocabulary Unit 6
Published on Feb 05, 2016
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ABASHED
- Adjective/Participle
- Antonyms: unembarrassed, unashamed
- She was abashed when she discovered that her secret had spread throughout
- the grade during her absence.
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ALOOF
- Adjective
- Synonyms: distant, cold, standoffish
- Antonyms: involved, sociable
- My cousin has been aloof ever since he has gotten out of college.
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ANGUISH
- Noun/Verb
- Synonyms: (n.) misery, woe, torment
- Antontms: (n.) joy, delight, peace of mind
- The parents felt anguish when they saw their child in the hospital with a
- fractured leg.
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ARTICULATE
- Verb/Adjective
- Synonyms: (v.) expound, enunciate; (adj.) eloquent
- Antonyms: (adj.) tongue-tied, mumbled, incoherent
- Try to be articulate when you are giving your speech; no one will pay
- attention if you stumble over your words.
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BASK
- Verb
- Synonyms: wallow, revel
- As the swans basked in the warmth of the sun, the couple walked down
- the garden path.
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DEFECT
- Noun/Verb
- The defectors said they would return to the club if their rules would
- be taken into consideration.
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FINESSE
- Noun/Verb
- Synonyms: (n.) delicacy, subtlety, poise
- Antonyms: (n.) clumsiness, akwardness, inelegance
- Her finesse surprised the judge, who was expecting to see a person
- of clumsiness.
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FLAUNT
- Verb
- Synonyms: show off, parade
- Antonyms: hide, downplay
- Try not to flaunt your artwork, for people will not want to see it if you make a big
- deal about it.
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FORTHRIGHT
- Adjective
- Synonyms: candid, blunt
- Antonyms: indirect, evasive, deceitful, two-faced
- He was very forthright with me, but his criticism gave me ideas to make my
- invention better.
GENIAL
- Adjective
- Synonyms: friendly, amiable
- Antonyms: cold, unfriendly, unsociable
- Our genial host made sure we were very comfortable during our stay.
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INSTILL
- Verb
- Synonyms: implant, infuse, inculcate, ingrain
- Antonyms: root out, eradicate, extirpate
- The older brothers tried to instill fear in their younger siblings by telling them scary
- stories on Halloween night.
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OSTRACIZE
- Verb
- Synonyms: cast out, expel, blackball, snub
- Antonyms: fraternize with, associate with
- I will not ostracize someone even if they have different beliefs than I do.
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PREMONITION
- Noun
- Synonym: presentiment
- Despite the premonition that came to her in the dream, she disregarded the
- warning she received and persisted to continue her wasteful ways.
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PSEUDONYM
- Noun
- Synonyms: nom de plume, assumed name
- Antonym: real name
- The pseudonym with which the author wrote under made it hard to
- guess his or her gender.
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PURGE
- Verb/Noun
- Synonyms: (v.) cleanse, purify, expel
- Antonyms: (v.) pollute, contaminate, defile
- The purge of dirt and decay left the house sparkling and clean.
REHABILITATE
- Verb
- Synonyms: reclaim, rebuild, reform, restore
- Antonym: demolish
- We tried to rehabilitate our dog's bad habits after we adopted it, but it took
- over three weeks to finally rid him of bad behavior.
REPURCUSSION
- Noun
- Antonyms: cause, source
- I didn't think about the repercussions of my past actions, but now that the
- consequences have presented themselves, I realize that I should have.
RESOLUTE
- Adjective
- Synonyms: steadfast, unflinching
- Antonyms: weak, spineless
- She was resolute in her decisions, and even the most persuasive person could
- not make her budge from her final choice.
RETENTIVE
- Adjective
- Synonym: watertight
- Antonyms: porous, forgetful, permeable
- His memory is as retentive as a steel trap; he does not leave out the slightest detail.
SCAPEGOAT
- Noun
- Synonym: whipping boy, fall guy
- Even though she knew the trouble that she could get into, she still offered to
- be the scapegoat for the group.
