Quizlet 6-219 Vocabulary Workshop Unit 5

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  1. acute: with a sharp point, keen and alert, sharp and severe
  2. bluster: to talk or chat in a noisy, threatening way; speech that is loud or threatening
  3. bungle: to act or work clumsilyand awkwardly
  4. commentary: a series of notes clarifying or explaining; an expression of opinion
  5. duration: the length of time that something continues or lasts
  6. eerie: causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious
  7. facet: one aspect of side of a subject or problem; one side of a gem
  8. fidelity: the state of being faithful; exactness, accuracy of details
  9. fray: a brawl, a noisy quarrel; to wear away by rubbing, make ragged ro worn
  10. headstrong: willful, stubborn
  11. inhabitant: one loving permanently in a given place
  12. numb: having lost the power of feeling or movement; to dull the feelings of
  13. pacify: to make peaceful or calm; to soothe
  14. ravenous: greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction
  15. refute: to prove incorrect
  16. remorse: deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds
  17. setback: something that interferes with progress, a disappointment
  18. smug: overly self-satisfied
  19. synopsis: a brief statement giving a gneral view of some subject; a summary
  20. tarry: to delay leaving, to linger, wait