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voc unit 5 Level A
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| acute | (adj) with a sharp point; keen and alert |
| bluster | (v) to talk or act in an noisy or threatening way (n) speech that is loud and threatening |
| bungle | (v) to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| commentary | (n) a series of notes clarifying or explaining something |
| duration | (n) the length of time that something continues |
| eerie | (adj) causing fear because of strangeness |
| 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; exactness |
| fray | (n) a noisy quarrel (v) to wear away by rubbing |
| headstrong | (adj) willful, stubborn |
| inhabitant | (n) one living permanently in a given place |
| numb | (adj) having loss of power of feeling or movement (v) to dull the feelings of |
| pacify | (v) to make peaceful or calm to sooth |
| ravenous | (adj) greedy very hungry |
| refute | (v) to prove incorrect |
| remorse | (n) deep painful regret for ones past misdeeds |
| setback | (n) something that interferes with progress |
| smug | (adj) overly self satisfied |
| synopsis | (n) a summery |
| tarry | (v) to delay leaving; to linger; to wait |