Unit 5 Flashcards
acute
(adj) with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time.
Synonyms: clever, penetrating
Antonyms: dull, blunted, mild, stupid, obtuse
bluster
(v) to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts
(n) speech that is loud and threatening
Synonyms: (v) sprout, rant, brag, swagger (n) bravado
bungle
(v) to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness
Synonyms: blunder, botch, mess up
commentary
(n) a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion
Synonyms: explanation, remarks, narration, description, account, review, analysis
duration
(n) the length of time that something continues or lasts
eerie
(adj) causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious
Synonyms: frightening, spooky, creepy
facet
(n) one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem
Synonyms: angle, characteristic, factor, element, cut
fidelity
(n) the state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness
fray
(n) a brawl, a noisy quarrel
(v) to wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate
Synonyms: (n) scuffle, (v) unravel
headstrong
(adj) willfull, stubborn
Synonyms: obstinate, mulish, unruly
Antonyms: obedient, docile, submissive
inhabitant
(n) one living permanently in a given place
Synonyms: resident, native, occupant, tenat
Antonyms: stranger, outsider, visitor, foreigner
numb
(adj) having lost the power of feeling or movement
(v) to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling
Synonyms: (adj) unfeeling, insensible, dazed (v) deaden
Antonyms: (adj) sensitive, alert
pacify
(v) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe
Synonyms: mollify, placate
Antonyms: anger, arouse, stir up, ignite
refute
(v) to prove incorrect
Synonyms: disprove, rebut
Antonyms: prove, support, confirm, corroborate
remorse
(n) deep and painful regret for one’s past misdeeds, pangs of conscience
Synonyms: guilt
Antonyms: clear conscience, guiltlessness
