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Unit 5 Vocab
Isabelle 6th Grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acute | With a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe |
| Bluster | To talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow a stormy gust; speech that is loud and threatening |
| Bungle | To act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness |
| Commentary | A series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion |
| Duration | The length of time that something continues or lasts |
| Eerie | Causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious |
| Facet | One aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem |
| Fidelity | The state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness |
| Fray | A brawl, a noisy quarrel; to wear away by running; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate |
| Headstrong | Willful, stubborn |
| Inhabitant | One living permanently in a given place |
| Numb | Having lost the power of feeling or movement; to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling |
| Pacify | To make peaceful or calm, to soothe |
| Ravenous | Greedy, very hungry, eager for satisfaction |
| Refute | To prove incorrect |
| Remorse | Deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds; pangs of conscience |
| Setback | Something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a step-like recession in a wall |
| Smug | Overly self-satisfied, self-righteous |
| Synopsis | A brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book etc. |
| Tarry | To delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while |
| What is Bluster | Verb / Noun |
| What is Inhabitants | Noun |
| What is Remorse | Noun |
| Opposite of Smug | Discontented, disgruntled |
| Opposite of Refute | Prove, confirm |