Unit 5 Vocab

Question 1

1. (Adj.) with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe

Answer 1

Acute

Synonyms: clever, penetrating
Antonyms: dull, blunted, mild, stupid, obtuse

Question 2

2. (V.) to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts; (n.) speech that is loud and threatening

Answer 2

Bluster

Synonyms: (v.) spout, rant, brag, swagger; (n.) bravado

Question 3

3. (V.) to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness

Answer 3

Bungle

Synonyms: blunder, blotch, mess up

Question 4

4. (N.) a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion

Answer 4

Commentary

Synonyms: explanation, remarks, narration, description, account, review, analysis

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Duration

Question 6

6. (Adj.) causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious

Answer 6

Eerie

Synonyms: frightening, spooky, creepy

Question 7

7. (N.) one subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem

Answer 7

Facet

Synonyms: angle, characteristic, factor, element, cut

Question 8

8. (N.) the state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness

Answer 8

Fidelity

Synonyms: loyalty, faithfulness
Antonyms: disloyalty, treachery, inexactness

Question 9

9. (N.) a brawl, a noisy quarrel; (v.) to wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate

Answer 9

Fray

Synonyms: (n.) scuffle, unravel

Question 10

10. (Adj.) willful, stubborn

Answer 10

Headstrong

Synonyms: obstinate, mulish, unruly
Antonyms: obedient, docile, submissive

Question 11

11. (N.) one living permanently in a given place

Answer 11

Inhabitant

Synonyms: resident, native, occupant, tenant
Antonyms: stranger, outsider, visitor, foreigner

Question 12

12. (Adj.) having lost the power of feeling or movement; (v.) to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling

Answer 12

Numb

Synonyms: (adj.) unfeeling, insensible, dazed; (v.) deaden
Antonyms: (adj.) sensitive, alert

Question 13

13. (V.) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe

Answer 13

Pacify

Synonyms: mollify, placate
Antonyms: anger, arouse, stir up, forming, ignite

Question 14

14. (Adj.) greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction

Answer 14

Ravenous

Synonyms: starved, famished, voracious, wolffish
Antonyms: not hungry, well-fed, satisfied, satiated

Question 15

15. (V.) to prove incorrect

Answer 15

Refute

Synonyms: disprove, rebut
Antonyms: prove, support, confirm, corroborate

Question 16

16. (N.) deep and painful regret for one’s past misdeeds; pangs of conscience

Answer 16

Remorse

Synonym: guilt
Antonyms: clear conscience, guiltlessness

Question 17

17. (N.) something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a step like recession in a wall

Answer 17

Setback

Synonyms: failure, reversal
Antonyms: advance, gain, progress, triumph

Question 18

18. (Adj.) overly self-satisfied, self-righteous

Answer 18

Smug

Synonyms: conceited, complacent
Antonyms: disconnected, disgruntled

Question 19

19. (N.) a brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc; a summary

Answer 19

Synopsis

Synonyms: outline, digest, abstract

Question 20

20. (V.) to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while

Answer 20

Tarry

Synonyms: dawdle, dally
Antonyms: rush, hasten, leave, depart