Unit 5 set a Flashcards

1
Q

to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts; speech that is loud and threatening

A

Bluster

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2
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a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion

A

commentary

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3
Q

causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious

A

eerie

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4
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the state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness

A

fiedelity

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5
Q

willful, stubborn

A

headstrong

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6
Q

to make peaceful or calm; to soothe

A

pacify

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7
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greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction

A

ravenous

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8
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to prove incorrect

A

refute

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9
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deep and painful regret for one’s past misdeeds; pangs of conscience

A

remorse

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10
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a brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, ; etc. ; a summary

A

synopsis

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