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unit 5 voc. cards
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Literature
6th Grade
11/30/2011

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Term

 

 

acute           

cv #1

 

 

 

Definition

adj.   

with a sharp point, keen and alert

i am a acute person

(S) clever

(A) dull

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bluster

cv #2

Definition

verb noun

(V) to talk or act (N)speech that is loud

(V) dont bluster about yourself  (N) my dad is blustering when he talk

(S) (V) brag (N)bravado

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bungle

cv #3

 

 

 

Definition

verb

to act or work clumsily

why do you bungle when you do your job

(S)botch

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commentary

cv #4

 

Definition

noun

a series of notes explaining something 
in most sport there is commentary

(S) narration

 

Term

 

 

duration

cv #5

Definition

noun

the length of time

there is no duration for the time it takes to homework

 

Term

 

 

eerie

cv #6

Definition

adj.

cause fear because of strangeness

my grandma tells eerie stories

(S) spooky

 

Term

 

 

facet

 

 

cv  #7

Definition

noun

one aspect or side of a subject or problem

there if many facets in court

(S) angle

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fidelity

 

cv #8

 

Definition

noun

the state of being faithful

not everyone i know is fidelity

(S)loyalty

(A) treachery

Term
 
 
fray
 
                                  cv #9 
Definition

noun verb 

(N)brawl/nosiy quarrel (V)to wear away by rubbing

(N) after the two loudest students started arguing,the whoe class jumped into a fray.

(v) A faucet that drips continuously can fray everyone's nerves.

(s) (n) scuffle (v) unravel

Term

 

 

Headstrong

cv#10

Definition

adj.

Willfull, stubborn

even the most patient caregiver may feel challenged when faced with a headstrong child.

(s) unruly

(a) submissive

Term

 

 

Inhabitant


CV #11

  

Definition

n.

One living permanently in a given place.

Although she enjoys traveling to exotic places, she is a life long inhabitant of a small town.

(s) resident

(a) stranger

Term

 

 

Numb

 

 

CV #12

Definition

adj. v.

(adj) Having lost the power of feeling.

(v) To dull the feeling of.

(adj) Bitter cold may leave your toes numb so try to wear woolen socks.

(v) This injection will numb the area.

(s) (adj.) unfeeling (v) deaden

(a) (adj) alert 

Term

 

 

Pacify


CV #13

Definition

v.

To make peaceful.

The factory owners hoped to pacify the angry protesters.

(s) mollify

(a) anger

Term

 

 

ravenous


cv #14

Definition

adj.

Greedy.

Exercising vigously for several hours gives me a ravenous appetite.

(s) famished

(a) satisfied

Term

 

 

 

refute



cv #15

 

 

Definition

v.

To prove incorrect.

After analyzing the situation, I know a fullproof way to refute the original claim.

(s) disprove

(a) comfirm 

Term

 

 

remorse


cv #16

 

 

Definition

n.

Deep and painful regret.

When the driver realized what a terrible accident he has caused, he was overcome with remorse.

(s) guilt

(a)guiltlessness

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setback

 

 

cv #17

Definition

n.

Something that interfers with progress.

A broken toe can be a major setback for a skater.

(s) failure

(a) advance

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smug

 

cv#18

Definition

adj.

Overly self-satisfied.

Just because he got the lead role in "Oscar" doesn't justify his air of smug.

(s) conceited

(a) disgruntled

 

Term

 

 

synopsis

 

 

cv #19

Definition

n.

A brief statement / summary.

The teacher's guide gives a synopsis of the plot.

(s) outline

 

Term


tarry


cv #20

 

 

Definition

v.

to delay leaving.

He will be tempted to tarry longer if he thinks that this might be their last visit together.

(s) dawdle

(a) rush

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