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20 Cards in this Set
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Acute |
keen and alert; sharpand severe; sharp point; rising quickly to a high point for a short time |
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Bluster |
to blowin stormy gusts; speech that is loud and threatening; to act in a noisy,threatening way |
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Bungle |
to ruinsomething through clumsiness, to act or work awkwardly; to act or work clumsily |
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Commentary |
a series of notes toexplain something; narration, description, review; an expression of opinion |
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Duration |
the length of timethat something lasts |
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Eerie |
causingfear because of strangeness; spooky, creepy, frightening; weird, mysterious |
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Facet |
one of the cutsurfaces of a gem; one side of a subject or problem |
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Fidelity |
accuracy in details,exactness; the state of being faithful |
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Fray |
makeragged or worn; to strain or irritate; a brawl, a noisy quarrel; to wear awayby rubbing |
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Headstrong |
willful, stubborn;mulish, unruly |
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Inhabitant |
resident, native,tenant; one living permanently in a given place |
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Numb |
to dull the feelingof; having lost feeling or movement; to cause to lose feeling |
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Pacify |
to make peacefulor calm; to soothe |
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Ravenous |
very hungry, starved;eager for satisfaction; greedy |
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Refute |
to prove incorrect |
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Remorse |
pangs of conscience;deep regret of one's wrongdoings |
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Setback |
unexpected loss ordefeat; a step like recession in a wall; something that interferes withprogress; a disappointment |
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Smug |
overlyself-satisfied; conceited, complacent |
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Synopsis |
a brief statement;summary |
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Tarry |
to wait or stay for awhile; to delay leaving |
