Unit 6

Unit 6

1. abashed

   • from es- ‘utterly’ + baïr ‘astound.’
   • I was utterly astounded, or abashed, when I discovered by final exam grade was a 55.
   • embarrassed, ashamed, shamefaced, remorseful, conscience-stricken,mortified, humiliated, humbled, chagrined, crestfallen, sheepish, red-faced, blushing, put out of countenance, with one's tail between one's legs;

2. aloof

3. anguish

4. articulate

5. bask

6. defect

   • ‘desert or fail,’ from de- (expressing reversal) + ‘do.’ Basically: Undo
   • Noun:[Sentence]
   • Verb:[Sentence]
   • NOUN: fault, flaw, imperfection, deficiency, weakness, weak spot, inadequacy, shortcoming, limitation, failing;
   • VERB: desert, change sides, turn traitor, rebel, renege;

7. finesse

8. flaunt

9. forthright

10. genial

11. instill

12. ostracize

13. premonition

14. pseudonym

15. purge

16. resolute

17. rehabilitate

18. repercussion

19. retentive

20. scapegoat