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Vocab Unit 6 - 20 Words - Definitions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(adj., part.) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

a)

abashed

b)

forthright

c)

ostracize

d)

finesse

2.

(adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others by choice

a)

defect

b)

flaunt

c)

aloof

d)

scapegoat

3.

(n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain; (v.) to cause deep pain or sorrow

a)

premonition

b)

forthright

c)

resolute

d)

anguish

4.

(v.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system; (adj.) able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully

a)

articulate

b)

instill

c)

defect

d)

finesse

5.

(v.) to be in, or exposed oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure or derive enjoyment from

a)

resolute

b)

retentive

c)

bask

d)

abashed

6.

(n.) an imperfection, flaw or blemish of some kind; (v.) to desert a cause or organization

a)

ostracize

b)

defect

c)

instill

d)

purge

7.

(n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness; (v.) to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgement or skillful evasion

a)

repercussion

b)

pseudonym

c)

abashed

d)

finesse

8.

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

a)

scapegoat

b)

flaunt

c)

bask

d)

resolute

9.

(adj,) frank, direct, straightforward

a)

genial

b)

forthright

c)

articulate

d)

resolute

10.

(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

a)

bask

b)

genial

c)

retentive

d)

purge

11.

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

a)

defect

b)

pseudonym

c)

instill

d)

ostracize

12.

(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away

a)

ostracize

b)

abashed

c)

rehabilitate

d)

resolute

13.

(n.) forewarning or foreboding of a future event

a)

scapegoat

b)

anguish

c)

premonition

d)

resolute

14.

(n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer

a)

scapegoat

b)

finesse

c)

genial

d)

pseudonym

15.

(v.) to wash away impurities, clean up; (n.) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

a)

rehabilitate

b)

retentive

c)

abashed

d)

purge

16.

(n.) an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation

a)

repercussion

b)

genial

c)

premonition

d)

forthright

17.

(v.) to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position

a)

finesse

b)

rehabilitate

c)

scapegoat

d)

defect

18.

(adj.) bold, determined; firm

a)

resolute

b)

articulate

c)

retentive

d)

forthright

19.

(adj.) able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily

a)

aloof

b)

genial

c)

flaunt

d)

retentive

20.

(n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others

a)

scapegoat

b)

pseudonym

c)

instill

d)

premonition