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Units 4, 5, 6 > Unit 5 Vocab > Flashcards

Unit 5 Vocab Flashcards

1
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Acute

A

With a sharp point, keen and alert; sharp and severe
SYN: clever, penetrating

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Bluster

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To talk in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts; speech that is loud
SYN: spout, rant, brag

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Bungle

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To act or work clumsily; to ruin something through clumsiness
SYN: Blunder, mess up

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Commentary

A

A series of notes clarifying or explaining something
SYN: Explanation, narration, description

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Duration

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Length of time that something continues

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Eerie

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Causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious
SYN: frightening, spooky, creepy

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Facet

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Aspect or side of a story or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem
SYN: angle, characteristic, factor

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Fidelity

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The state of being faithful, accuracy in details, exactness
SYN: loyalty, faithfulness

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Fray

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A brawl, noisy quarrel; to wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate
SYN: scuffle, unravel

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Headstrong

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Willful, stubborn
SYN: Obstinate, mulish

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Inhabitant

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One living permanently in a given place
SYN: resident, native

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Numb

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Having lost the feeling of power and movement; to cause to lose feeling
SYN: deaden, unfeeling

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Pacify

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To make peaceful or calm, to soothe
SYN: placate, mollify

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Ravenous

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Greedy, very hungry
SYN: starved, voracious

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Refute

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To prove incorrect
SYN: disprove

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Remorse

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Deep and painful regret for one’s past
SYN: Guilt

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Setback

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Something that interferes with progress, a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat
SYN: Failure

18
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Smug

A

Over self-satisfied; self-righteous
SYN: conceited, complacent

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Synopsis

A

A brief statement giving a general view of some subject or book, a summary
SYN: outline, digest

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Tarry

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To delay leaving; to linger; wait; remain or stay a while
SYN: dawdle

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