Vocabulary Flashcards
Acute
Definition : with a sharp point, keen and alert
Synonyms: clever, penetrating
Bluster
Definition: to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way
Synonyms: spout, rant, brag, swagger
Bungle
Definition: to act or work clumsily in and awkwardly way
Synonyms: blunder, botch, mess up
Commentary
Definition: a series of notes clarifying or explaining something
Synonyms: explanation, remarks
Duration
Definition: the length of time that something continues or lasts
Eerie
Definition: causing fear because of strangeness
Synonyms: frightening, spooky, creepy
Facet
Definition: one aspect or side of a subject or problem
Synonyms: angle, characteristic, factor
Fidelity
Definition: the state of being faithful
Synonyms: loyalty, faithfulness
Fray
Definition: a brawl
Synonym: scuffle, unravel
Headstrong
Definition: willful, stubborn
Synonyms: obstinate, mulish, unruly
Inhabitant
Definition: one living permanently in a giving place
Synonyms: resident, native, occupant, tenant
Numb
Definition: having lost the power of feeling or movement
Synonyms: unfeeling, insensible, dazed
Pacify
Definition: to make peaceful or calm
Synonyms: mollify, placate
Ravenous
Definition: greedy, very hungry
Synonyms: starved, famished
Refute
Definition: to prove incorrect
Synonyms: disprove, rebut
Remorse
Definition: deep and painful regret for ones past misdeeds
Synonym: guilt
Setback
Definition something that interferes with progress
Synonyms: failure, reversal
Smug
Definition: overly self satisfied
Synonym: conceited, complacent
Synopsis
Definition: a brief statement giving a general view of some subject
Synonyms: outline, digest, abstract
Tarry
Definition: to delay leaving
Synonyms: dawdle dally
