Unit 6 Vocab PB

embarrassed. ashamed or nonplussed

• abashed

• resolute

• retentive

• forthright

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

I was thoroughly ____ by the foolish mistake I made at the dinner party

• abashed

• aloof

• articulate

• genial

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

withdrawn, standing apart from others by choice

• aloof

• genial

• forthright

• resolute

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

In almost every office or business, there are some people who keep decidedly ____ from their coworkers.

• aloof

• abashed

• genial

• forthright

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

synonyms: distant, cold

• aloof

• retentive

• genial

• abashed

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

great mental suffering, distress or pain; to cause deep pain or sorrow

• anguish

• purge

• finesse

• defect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Survivors of natural disaster often suffer great mental ____ long after their terrible ordeal is over.

• anguish

• repercussion

• premonition

• purge

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

synonyms: misery, woe, torment

• anguish

• ostracize

• flaunt

• defect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

to pronounce distinctly; to express well with words; to fit together into a system; able to use language effectively

• articulate

• resolute

• scapegoat

• finesse

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

A successful candidate can _____ ideas in a way that makes them acceptable to voters.

• articulate

• purge

• instill

• flaunt

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E