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Unit 5 Voc Reading
Unit 5 Voc
Term | Definition |
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acute (adjective) | with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting a short time (disease) |
bluster (verb) bluster (noun) | to act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts; speech that is loud and threatening |
bungle (verb) | to act or work clumsily |
commentary (noun) | notes explaining something; an expression of opinion |
duration (noun) | the length of time that something lasts |
eerie (adjective) | causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious |
facet (noun) | one aspect or side of a subject/problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem |
fidelity (noun) | state of being faithful; accuracy in details |
fray (noun) fray (verb) | a brawl; noisy quarrel to wear away by rubbing |
headstrong (adjective) | stubborn |
inhabitant (noun) | someone living permanently in a given place |
numb (adjective) numb (verb) | having lost feeling or movement to dull the feelings of or cause to lose feeling |
pacify (verb) | to make peaceful or calm; to soothe (think pacifist) |
ravenous (adjective) | greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction |
refute (verb) | to prove incorrect |
remorse (noun) | deep regret for bad deeds done |
setback (noun) | something that interferes with progress; a disappointment or defeat |
smug (adjective) | overly self-satisfied |
synopsis (noun) | a summary |
tarry (verb) | to delay leaving; wait or stay for a while |