| A | B |
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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 |
| bluster | (v.) to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; (n.) speech that is loud and threatening |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness |
| commentary | a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion |
| duration | the length of time that something continues or lasts |
| eerie | causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious |
| facet | one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem |
| fidelity | 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 | willful, stubborn |
| inhabitant | 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 lose feeling |
| pacify | to make peaceful or calm; to soothe |
| ravenous | greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction |
| refute | to prove incorrect |
| remorse | deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds; pangs of conscience |
| setback | something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a steplike recession in a wall |
| smug | overly self-satisfied, self-righteous |
| 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 |
