Unit 6 Vocab

What is the definiton of aloof?

• embarrassed or ashamed

  I was very abashed by the foolish mistake I

  made at the party.

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

  (v.) cause deep pain or sorrow

  Survivors of a natural disaster often suffer 

  great mental anguish long after 

  the ordeal is over.

• withdrawn, standing apart from others by 

  choice

  In almost every office, there are some people 

  who keep aloof from their coworkers.

• (n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish    

  (v.) to desert a cause or organization

  There is no one who does not have at least on 

  serious character defect.

What does bask mean?

• I dont care :p

• To take pleasure and enjoyment

• To walk away from slowly

• To jump in place

flaunt

• to wave or flutter showily; to display in a 

  conceited, offensive way

  Some people seem to need to flaunt wealth

  and good fortune in life.

• frank, direct, straightforward

  I appreciate the forthright way in which you

  express your opinions, even when they do 

  not agree with my own.

• to add gradually, to introduce or cause to be 

  taken in

  How can parents best instill in their children

  a love for reading?

• to wash away impurities, clean up

  (n.) the process of getting rid of something or

  someone decisively

  A soaking rainstorm will usually purge the 

  air of pollutants.

able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining 

knowledge easily

A retentive memory is a great asset for any 

actor.

• scapegoat

• bask

• retentive

• repercussions

DO YOU AGREE THAT resolute MEANS

bold, determined; firm

• YES

• NO

repercussions

• to wash away impurities, clean up

  (n.) the process of getting rid of something or

  someone decisively

  A soaking rainstorm will usually purge the 

  air of pollutants.

• forewarning or foreboding of a future event

  I felt a vague premonition of danger as I 

  entered the abandoned building.

• to exclude from a group, banish, send away

  Society ostracized those who commit acts of 

  treason.

• an effect or consequence of some action or 

  event, result, an echo or reverberation

  The repercussions of the 1929 stock market

  crash were felt all over the world.

cordial, pleasantly, cheerful or warm

• instill

• genial

• flaunt

• retentive

• scapegoat

to wash away impurities, clean up

• ostracize

• resolute

• purge

• pseudonym

anguish means?

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

  (v.) cause deep pain or sorrow

• (n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish    

  (v.) to desert a cause or organization

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

  (v.) cause deep pain or sorrow

• (n.) delicate skill, tact and cleverness 

  (v.) to accomplish something by cleverness,

  good judgment

embarrassed or ashamed

• finesse

• abashed

• forthright

• ostracize