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