Unit 5 Flashcards

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Bungle

A

To act or clumsily and awkwardly

To ruin something through clumsiness

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Acute

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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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3
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Bluster

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To talk or act in a noisy or threatening way
To blow in stormy gusts
Speech that is loud and threatening

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4
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Commentary

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A series of notes clarifying or explaining sometime

An expression of opinionon

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5
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Eerie

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Causing fear because of strangeness ,weirdness,and mysterious

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6
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Facet

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one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem

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Duration

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the length of time that something continues or lasts

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8
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Fidelity

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the state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness

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9
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Fray

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a brawl, a noisy quarrel;(v) to wear away by rubbing ;make ragged or worn; to strain , irritate

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10
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Headstrong

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willful, stubborn

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11
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Inhabitant

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one living permanently in a given place

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12
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Numb

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having lost the power of feeling or movement;(v) to dull the feelings of; cause to lose feeling

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13
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Pacify

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to make peaceful or calm; to soothe

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14
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Ravenous

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greedy; hungry; eager for satisfaction

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15
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Refute

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to prove incorrect

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16
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Remorse

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deep and painful regret for ones past misdeeds, pangs of conscience

17
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Setback

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something that interferes with progress ; a disappointment unexpected loss or defeat; a step like recession in a wall

18
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Smug

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overly self-satisfied, self- righteous

19
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Synopsis

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a brief statement giving a general view of some subject book, etc ;a summary

20
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Tarry

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to delay leaving ; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a whlle