All terms in this list:

Abashed: Embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

Aloof: Withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice)

Anguish: Great mental suffering distress or pain; V. To be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow

Articulate: To pronounce distinctly to express well in words; to fit together into a system; Adj. able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully

Bask: To be in, or expose oneself to, pleasent warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from

Defect: An imperfection, flow or blemish of some kind; V. To desert a cause or organization

Finesse: Delicate skill; tact and cleverness; V. To accomplish something by cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion

Flaunt: To wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited offense

Forthright: Frank, direct, straight forward

Genial: Cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

Premonition: Forewarning or foreboding of a future event

Pseudonym: A pen name assumed by a writer

Purge: To wash away impurities, clean up; N. The process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

Instill: To add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken

Ostracize: To exclude from a group, banish, send away

Rehabilitate: To make in good form to restore to good condition or to a former position

Repercussion: An effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation

Resolute: Bold, determined; firm

Retentive: Able to hold, keep or recall retaining knowledge easily

Scapegoat: A person or thing carrying the blame for others