unit 5 Flashcards
1
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( v.) to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts (n.) speech that is loud and threatening
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bluster
2
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a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion
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commentary
3
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causing fear because of strangers; weird, mysterious
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eerie
4
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the state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness
A
fidelity
5
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willful, stubborn
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headstrong
6
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to make peaceful or calm, to soothe
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pacify
7
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greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction
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ravenous
8
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to prove incorrect
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refute
9
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a brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc.;
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10
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deep and painful regret for one’s past misdeeds; pangs of conscience
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remorse
