Unit 5 Flashcards
Bungle
To act or clumsily and awkwardly
To ruin something through clumsiness
Acute
With a sharp point
Keen and alert;sharp and severe
Rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time
Bluster
To talk or act in a noisy or threatening way
To blow in stormy gusts
Speech that is loud and threatening
Commentary
A series of notes clarifying or explaining sometime
An expression of opinionon
Eerie
Causing fear because of strangeness ,weirdness,and mysterious
Facet
one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem
Duration
the length of time that something continues or lasts
Fidelity
the state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness
Fray
a brawl, a noisy quarrel;(v) to wear away by rubbing ;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;(v) to dull the feelings of; cause to lose feeling
Pacify
to make peaceful or calm; to soothe
Ravenous
greedy; hungry; eager for satisfaction
Refute
to prove incorrect