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Unit 5 B5
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1.acute | (adj)with a sharp point;keen and alert;sharp and severe;rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time S:clever,penetratrating A:dull,blunted,mild,stupid,obtuse I have a acute point on the arrow. |
| 2.bluster | (v)to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way;to blow in stormy gusts;(n)speech that is loud and threatning S:(v)spout,rant,brag,swagger;(n)bravado She speaks in a bluster. |
| 3.bungle | (v)to act or work clumsily and awkwardly;to ruin something through clumsiness S:blunder,botch,mess up I made a bungle of my room |
| 4.commentary | (n)a series of notes clarifying or explaining something;and expression of opinion S:explanation,remarks,narration,description,account,review,analysis She made a commentary on Jesus. |
| 5.duration | (n)the length of time that something continues or lasts The duration between classes was 40 minutes. |
| 6.eerie | (adj)causing fear because of strangeness;weird,mysterious S:frightening,spooky,creepy That house is very eerie. |
| 7.facet | (n)one aspect or side of a subject or problem;one of the cut surfaces of a gem S:angle,characteristic,factor,element,cut Our facet was that we had a report due tomarrow and we didn't yet start it! |
| 8.fidelity | (n)the state of being faithful;accuracy in details,exactness S:loyalty,faithfulness A:disloyalty,trachery,inexactness Your dimonds are fidelity. |
| 9.fray | (n)a brawl,a noisy quarrel;(v)to wear away by rubbing;making ragged or worn;to strain,irritate The rope started to fray. |
| 10.headstrong | (adj)willful,stubborn S:obstinate,mulish,unruly A:obedient,docile,submissive My friend is very headstrong. |
| 11.inhabitant | (n)one living permanently in a given place S:resident,native,occupant,tenant A:stranger,outsider,visitor,foreigner I am a inhabitant of Downers Grove. |
| 12.numb | (adj)having lost power of feeling or movement;(v)to dull the feelings of;to cause to lose feeling S:(adj)unfeeling,insensible,dazed;(v)deaden A:(adj)senstive,alert My fingers are very numb. |
| 13.pacify | (v)to make peaceful or calm;to soothe S:mollify,placate A:anger,arouse,stir up,forment,ignite The pacifier pacified the baby. |
| 14.ravenous | (adj)greedy;very hungry;eager for satisfaction S:starved,famished,voracious,wolfish A:not hungry,well-fed,satisfied,satiated Those ravens are very ravenous. |
| 15.refute | (v)to prove incorrect S:disprove,rebut A:prove,support,confirm,corroborate I am going to prove your report refute. |
| 16.remorse | (n)deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds;pangs of conscience S:guilt A:clear conscience,guiltlessness I will remorse before I repent. |
| 17.setback | (n)something that interferes with progress;a disappointment,unexpected loss or defeat;a steplike recession in a wall Their was a minor setback. |
| 18.smug | (adj)overly self-satisfied,self righteous S:conceited,complacent A:discontented,disgruntled That person is very smug with herself. |
| 19.synopsis | (n)a brief statement giving a general view of some subject,book,ect.;a summary S:outline,digest,abstract I gave a synopsis about my life. |
| 20.tarry | (v)to delay leaving;to linger,wait;to remain or stay for a while S:dawdle,dally A:rush,hasten,leave,depart The tour guide told us not to tarry during the tour. |
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