literature section 5 Flashcards

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Bluster

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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

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With as harp point keen and alert sharp and severe rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time

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Bungle

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To act work clumsily and awkwardly to ruin something through clumsiness

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Commentary

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A series of notes clarifying or explaining something an expression of opinion

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Duration

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The length of time that something continues or lasts

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Eerie

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Causing fear because of strangeness weird mysterious

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Facet

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

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Fidelity

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The state of being faithful accuracy in details exactness

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Fray

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A brawl a noisy quarrel to wear away by rubbing make ragged or worn to strain irritate

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Headstrong

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Willful, stubborn

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Inhabitant

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One living permanently in a given place

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Numb

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Having lost the power of feeling or movement to dull the feelings of to cause to lose feeling

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Pacify

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To make peaceful or calm to soothe

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Ravenous

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Greedy very hungry eager for satisfaction

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Refute

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To prove incorrect

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Remorse

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Deep and painful regret for ones past misdeeds pangs of conscience

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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

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Smug

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Overly self satisfied self righteous

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Synopsis

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

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Tarry

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To delay leaving to linger wait to remain or stay for a while