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Level A Unit 5

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


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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