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Abashed
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(adj.) embarrashed, ashamed, or nonplussed
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Aloof
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(adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice)
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Anguish
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(n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain; (v.) to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow.
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Articulate
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(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.
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Bask
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(v.) to be in, or expose onself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from.
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Defect
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(n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; (v.) to desert a cause or organization
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Finess
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(n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness; (v.) to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion.
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Flaunt
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(v.) to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offenseive way.
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Forthright
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(adj.) frank, direct, straightforward
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Genial
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(adj.) cordial, pleasant cheerful or warm
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Instill
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(v.) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in
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Ostracize
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(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away
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Premonition
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(n.) forewarning or foreboding of a future event
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Pseudonym
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(n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer
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Purge
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(v.) to wash away impurities, clean up; (n.) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively
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