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acute |
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 |
to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts; speech that is loud and threatening |
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bungle |
to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness |
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commentary |
a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion |
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duration |
the length of time that something continues or lasts |
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eerie |
causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious |
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facet |
one aspect or side of subject pr problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem |
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fidelity |
the state of being faithful; accuracy in detail, exactness |
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fray |
a brawl, a noisy quarrel; to wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate |
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headstrong |
willful, stubborn |
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inhabitant |
one living permanently in a given place |
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numb |
having lost the power of feeling or movement; to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling |
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pacify |
to make peaceful or calm; to soothe |
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ravenous |
greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction |
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refute |
to prove incorrect |
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remorse |
deep and painful regret for one;s past misdeeds; pangs of conscience |
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setback |
something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a steplike recession in a wall |
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smug |
overly self-satisfied, self-righteous |
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synopsis |
a breif statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc.; a summary |
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tarry |
to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while |
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