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Garrett Payne

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