Unit 5 set b

Question 1

acute

Answer 1

(adj.) alert, with a sharp point

Question 2

bungle

Answer 2

(v.) to act or work clumsily and awkwardly: to ruin something with clumsiness

Question 3

duration

Answer 3

(n.) the length of time that something continues or lasts

Question 4

facet

Answer 4

(n.) one aspect or side of a subject or problem

Question 5

fray

Answer 5

(n.) a brawl, a noisy quarrel

(v.) to wear away by rubbing

Question 6

inhabitant

Answer 6

(n.) one living permanently in a given place

Question 7

numb

Answer 7

(adj.) having lost the power of felling or movement

Question 8

setback

Answer 8

(n.) something that interferes with progress:; a disappointment, unexpected loss.

Question 9

smug

Answer 9

(adj.) overly self satisfied.

Question 10

tarry