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Vocab U5
Defintions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp an severe; rising quickly to the next point and lasting for a short time | acute |
| to talk or act in a noisy and threatning way; to blow in stormy guests; speech that is loud and threatning | bluster |
| to act or work clumisly and awkwardly; to ruin something through cluminess | bungle |
| a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of an opinion | commentary |
| the length of time that something continues or lasts | duration |
| causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious | eerie |
| one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem | facet |
| the state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness | fidelity |
| a brawl, a noisy quarrel; to wear away by rubbing; making ragged or worn; to strain, irriate | fray |
| willful, stubborn | headstrong |
| one living permanetly in a givin place | inhabitant |
| having lost the power of feeling or movement; to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose the feeling | numb |
| to make peaceful or calm; to soothe | pacify |
| greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction | ravenous |
| to prove incorrect | refute |
| deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds; pangs of conscience | remorse |
| something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a steplike recession in a wall | setback |
| overly self-satisfied, self-righteous | smug |
| a brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc., a summary | synopsis |
| to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while | tarry |