Sfc 6S Unit 5

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acute

Back 1

a cute

(adj.) with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time

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bluster

Back 2

blus ter

(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

Back 3

bun gle

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

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commentary

Back 4

com men tar y

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

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duration

Back 5

dur a tion

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

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eerie

Back 6

ee rie

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

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facet

Back 7

fa cet

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

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fidelity

Back 8

fi del i ty

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

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fray

Back 9

fray

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

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headstrong

Back 10

head strong

(adj.) willful, stubborn

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inhabitant

Back 11

in hab i tant

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

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numb

Back 12

numb

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

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pacify

Back 13

pac i fy

(v.) to make peaceful or calm, to soothe

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ravenous

Back 14

rav en ous

(adj.) greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction

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refute

Back 15

re fute

(v.) to prove incorrect

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remorse

Back 16

re morse

(n.) deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds

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setback

Back 17

set back

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

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smug

Back 18

smug

(adj.) overly self-satisfied, self-righteous

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synopsis

Back 19

sy nop sis

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

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tarry

Back 20

tar ry

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