Vocabulary workshop level c unit 6 Completing the Sentence, Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 6 – Flashcards
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Good citizens don't try to remain _____________ from the problems and troubles in their communities.
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aloof
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Although every form of government has its ____________, democracy has more pluses and fewer mnuses than any other.
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defects
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I criticize him not because he makes mistakes but because he constantly looks for a(n) _________________ to take the blame for them.
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scapegoat
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The defendent was found not guilty at his trial, but his punishment came when he was _____________ by all his friends.
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ostracized
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We learned that beneath the old man's quiet and witdrawn manner, there was a charming and ______________ personality.
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genial
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Although Hal was the only boy at the party wearing sneakers and an old sweatshirt, he did not seem at all ________________.
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abashed
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Instead of a(n) _________________ answer, all we got from her was, "In one sense, yes, but on the other hand, perhaps no."
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forthright
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It took four years of civil war to _______________ this nation of the curse of slavery.
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purge
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Since we all know that you sing and play the piano beautifully, what need is there for you to ________________ your musical talents?
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flaunt
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I have learned over the years that it is often possible to accomplish more by _______________ than by brute force.
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finesse
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Even though I assured my dying grandfather that I would visit him soon, I had a strange ___________________ that I would never see him again.
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premonition
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I think you will know who William S. Porter was if I tell you that he used the __________________ O. Henry.
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pseudonym
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The star basketball player _______________ in the admiration of every small child in the neighborhood.
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basked
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She has such a(n) ________________ mind that she seems able to master complicated details without even taking notes.
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retentive
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The speaker could not be understood easily because he swallowed his words instead of ___________________ them clearly.
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articulating
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By the example of their own conduct, our parents ______________ in us a deep respect for people of all races, nationalitites, and religions.
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instill
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In recent years, pollution of our waterways has had serious and sometimes fatal ___________________ on the wildlife that inhabits them.
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repercussions
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The city planner said that in addition to building new housing, we should plan to _________________ many old buildings.
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rehabilitate
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Can anything equal the overwhelming ________________ of a mother at the death of her child?
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anguish
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After the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor, the American people were _______________ in their determination to defeat the fascist powers.
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resolute
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antonyms: unembarrassed, unashamed
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abashed
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antonyms: involved, sociable
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aloof
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antonyms: (n.) joy, delight, peace of mind
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anguish
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antonyms: (adj.) tongue-tied, mumbled, incoherent
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articulate
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antonyms: (n.) clumsiness, awkwardness
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finesse
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antonyms: hide, downplay
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flaunt
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antonyms: indirect, evasive, deceitful, two-faced
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forthright
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antonyms: cold, unfriendly, unsociable
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genial
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antonyms: root out, eradicate, extirpate
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instill
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antonyms: fraternize with, associate with
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ostracize
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antonyms: (v.) pollute, contaminate, defile
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purge
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antonyms: cause, source
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repercussion
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antonyms: weak, spineless, indecisive
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resolute
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antonyms: porous, forgetful
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retentive
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synonyms: distant, cold, standoffish
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aloof
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synonyms: (n.) misery, woe, torment
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anguish
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synonyms: (v.) enunciate, expound; (adj.) glib, eloquent
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articulate
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synonyms: wallow, revel
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bask
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synonyms: delicacy, subtlety
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finesse
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synonyms: show off, parade
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flaunt
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synonyms: candid, blunt
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forthright
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synonyms: friendly, amiable
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genial
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synonyms: implant, infuse, inculcate
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instill
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synonyms: cast out, expel, blackball, snub
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ostracize
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synonym: presentiment
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premonition
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synonym: nom de plume
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pseudonym
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synonyms: (v.) cleanse, purify
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purge
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synonyms: reclaim rebuild, reform
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rehabilitate
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synonyms: steadfast, unflinching
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resolute
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synonyms: fall guy, whipping boy
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scapegoat
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(adj. part.) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed syn: unembarrassed, unashamed
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abashed
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(adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others by choice syn: distant, cold, ant: involved, sociable
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aloof
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(n.) great mental suffering, distress, pain; (v.) to cause deep pain or sorrow syn: (n.) misery, woe, torment ant: (n.) joy, delight, peace of mind
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anguish
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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 syn: (v.) expound; (adj.) eloquent ant: (adj.) tongue-tied, mumbled
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articulate
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(v.) to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from syn: wallow, revel
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bask
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(n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; (v.) to desert a cause or organization
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defect
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(n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness; (v.) to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment or skillful evasion syn: (n.) delicacy, subtlety ant: (n.) clumsiness, awkwardness
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finesse
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(v.) to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way syn: show off, parade ant: hide, downplay
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flaunt
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(adj.) frank, direct, straightforward syn: candid, blunt ant: indirect, evasive, deceitful, two-faced
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forthright
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(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm syn: friendly, amiable ant: cold, unfriendly, unsociable
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genial
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(v.) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in syn: implant, infuse, inculcate ant: root out, eradicate, extirpate
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instill
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(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away syn: cast out, expel, blackball ant: fraternize with, associate with
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ostracize
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(n.) forewarning or foreboding of a future event syn: presentiment
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premonition
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(n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer syn: nom de plume
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pseudonym
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(v.) to wash away impurities, clean up; (n.) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively syn: (v.) cleanse, purify ant: (v.) pollute, contaminate, defile
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purge
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(v.) to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position syn: reclaim, rebuild, reform
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rehabilitate
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(n.) an effect or consequence or some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation ant: cause, source
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repercussion
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(adj.) bold, determined; firm syn: steadfast, unflinching ant: weak, spineless
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resolute
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(adj.) able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily ant: porous, forgetful
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retentive
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(n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others syn: whipping boy
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scapegoat
