Vocabulary 5

Question 20

To make peaceful or calm: to soothe

Answer 20

Pacify (v.)

pas’ e fi

Question 21

one living permanently in a given place

Answer 21

inhabitant (n.)

in hab’ e tent

Question 22

1. having lost the power of feeling or movement
2. To dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling

Answer 22

1. numb (adj.)
2. numb (v.)

Question 23

willful, stubborn

Answer 23

headstrong (adj.)

hed’ stron

Question 24

1. a brawl, a noisy quarrel;
2. To wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate

Answer 24

1. fray (n.)
2. fray (v.)

Question 25

the state of being faithful; accuacy in details, exactness

Answer 25

fidelity (n.)

fi del’ e te

Question 26

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

Answer 26

facet (n.)

fas’ et

Question 27

causing fear because of trangeness; weird, mysterious

Answer 27

eerie (adj.)

e’ re

Question 28

the length of time that something continues or lasts

Answer 28

duration (n.)

dur ra’ shen

Question 29

as series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion

Answer 29

commentary (n.)

kam’ en ter e

Question 30

to act or work clumsily and awkardly; to ruin something through clumsiness

Answer 30

bungle (v.)

ben’ gel

Question 31

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

Answer 31

1. bluster (v.)
2. bluster (n.)

blas’ ter

Question 32

with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a hihg point and lasting for a short time

Answer 32

acute (adj.)

a kyut’

Question 33

to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while

Answer 33

tarry (v.)

tar’ e

Question 34

a brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc.; a summary

Answer 34

synopsis (n.)

su nap’ sis

Question 35

overly self-satisfied, self-righteous

Answer 35

smug (adj.)

Question 36

something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss of defeat; a steplike recession in a wall

Answer 36

setback (n.)

set’ bak

Question 37

deep and painful regret for one’s past misdeeds; pangs of conscience

Answer 37

remorse (n.)

ri mors’

Question 38

to prove incorrect

Answer 38

refute (v.)

ri fyut’

Question 39

greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction

Answer 39

ravenous (adj.)

rav’ e nes