Vocabulary Workshop Unit 5

20 cards·by sforeman.2017

acute

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

bluster

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

bungle

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

commentary

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

duration

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

eerie

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

facet

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

fidelity

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

fray

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

headstrong

(adj) willful, stubborn

inhabitant

(n) one living permanently in a given place

numb

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

pacify

(v) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe

ravenous

(adj) greedy; very hungry eager for satisfaction

refute

(v) to prove incorrect

remorse

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

setback

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

smug

(adj) overly self-satisfied, self-righteous

synopsis

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

tarry

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