Unit 6

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• Unit 6

1. abashed

   Anmerkungen:

   • from es- ‘utterly’ + baïr ‘astound.’
   • I was utterly astounded, or abashed, when I discovered by final exam grade was a 55.
   1. 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

   Anmerkungen:

   • ‘desert or fail,’ from de- (expressing reversal) + ‘do.’ Basically: Undo
   • Noun:[Sentence]
   • Verb:[Sentence]
   1. NOUN: fault, flaw, imperfection, deficiency, weakness, weak spot, inadequacy, shortcoming, limitation, failing;
   2. 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