Vocabulary Unit 6-Advanced

(adj.) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

• genial
• abashed
• retentive

(n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain

• anguish
• finesse
• defect

(v.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words

• ostracize
• purge
• articulate

(n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind

• pseudonym
• defect
• scapegoat

(n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness

• finesse
• pseudonym
• anguish

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

• instill
• rehabilitate
• flaunt

(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

• genial
• anguish
• ostracize

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

• ostracize
• rehabilitate
• instill

(v.) to exclude from a group or banish

• ostracize
• flaunt
• articulate

(n.) a name assumed by a writer

• repercussion
• pseudonym
• articulate