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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Acute | With a sharp point ; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time |
| Bluster | To talk or act in a noisy way and threatening way; to blow in a stormy gust;speech that is loud and threatening |
| Bungle | To act or work clumsily and awkwardly ;to ruin something thtough clumsiness |
| Commentary | A series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion |
| Duration | The length of time of something that continues or lasts |
| Eerie | Causing fear because of strangeness;weird, mysterious |
| Facet | One aspect or side of a subject ot problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem |
| Fidelity | The state of being faithful; accuracy in detail, exactness |
| Fray | A brawl, a noisy quarrel ;to wear by rubbing; make ragged or worn;to strain, irritate |
| Headstrong | Willful, stubborn |
| Inhabitant | One living permanently in a given place |
| Numb | Having lost the power of feeling or movement ; to dull the feeling of |
| Pacify | To make peaceful or calm; to soothe |
| Ravenous | Greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction |
| Refute | To prove incorrect |
| Remorse | Deep painful regret for ones past misdeeds; pangs of conscious |
| Setback | Something that interferes with progress; a disappointment unexpected loss or defeat; a step-like recession in a wall |
| Smug | Overly-satisfied, self-rightous |
| Synopsis | A brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc., a summary |
| Tarry | To delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while |
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