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Unit 5 vocab

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duration   the length of time that something continues or lasts  
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commentary   a series of notes clarifying or explaining something;an expression of opinion  
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bungle   to act or work clumsily and awkwardly;to ruin somehting theourgh clumsiness  
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bluster   to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way;to blow in stormy gusts;speech that is loud and threatening  
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acute   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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eerie   causing fear because of strangeness;weird,mysterious  
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facet   one aspect or side of a problem;one of the cut surfaces of a gem  
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fidelity   the state of being faithful;accuracy in details,exactness  
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fray   a brawl, anoisy quarrel;to wear away by rubbing;make ragged or worn;to strain,irritate  
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headstrong   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 dullthe 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 past misdeeds  
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setback   something that interferes with progress;a disappointment,unexpected loss or defeat;a steplike 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.;a summary  
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tarry   to delay leaving;to linger,wait;to remain or stay for a while  
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