Sadlier Oxford Level A Unit 5

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Acute

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(adj.) with a sharp point; keen & alert; sharp and severe

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severe, clever, sharp, penetrating

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Acute

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(adj.) with a sharp point; keen & alert; sharp and severe

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Bluster

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(v) to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts

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bungle

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(v) to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness

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commentary

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(n) a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion

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duration

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(n) the length of time that something continues

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eerie

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(adj.) causing fear because of strangeness, weird, mysterious

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facet

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

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fidelity

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(n) the state of being faithful; accuracy in details; exactness

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fray

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(n) a brawl, noisy quarrel

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headstrong

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(adj) willful, stubborn

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inhabitant

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(n) a person or animal living permanently in a given place

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numb

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(adj) having lost power of feeling or movement

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pacify

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(v) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe

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ravenous

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(adj) greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction

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refute

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(v) to prove incorrect

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remorse

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(n) deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds; pangs of conscience

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setback

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(n) something that interferes with progress; a disappointment,

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smug

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(adj) overly self-satisfied, self-righteous

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synopsis

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

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tarry

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

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Acute

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(adj.) with a sharp point; keen & alert; sharp and severe

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Bluster

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

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bungle

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(v) to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness

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commentary

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(n) a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion

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duration

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(n) the length of time that something continues

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eerie

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(adj.) causing fear because of strangeness, weird, mysterious

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facet

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

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fidelity

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(n) the state of being faithful; accuracy in details; exactness

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fray

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

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headstrong

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(adj) willful, stubborn

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inhabitant

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(n) a person or animal living permanently in a given place

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numb

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

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pacify

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(v) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe

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ravenous

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(adj) greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction

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refute

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(v) to prove incorrect

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remorse

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(n) deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds; pangs of conscience

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setback

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(n) something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a steplike recession in a wall

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smug

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(adj) overly self-satisfied, self-righteous

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synopsis

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

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tarry

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

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Acute

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(adj.) with a sharp point; keen & alert; sharp and severe

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Bluster

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

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bungle

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(v) to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness

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commentary

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(n) a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion

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duration

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(n) the length of time that something continues

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eerie

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(adj.) causing fear because of strangeness, weird, mysterious

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facet

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

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fidelity

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(n) the state of being faithful; accuracy in details; exactness

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fray

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

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headstrong

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(adj) willful, stubborn

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inhabitant

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(n) a person or animal living permanently in a given place

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numb

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

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pacify

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(v) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe

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ravenous

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(adj) greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction

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refute

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(v) to prove incorrect

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remorse

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(n) deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds; pangs of conscience

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setback

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(n) something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a steplike recession in a wall

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smug

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(adj) overly self-satisfied, self-righteous

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synopsis

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

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tarry

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