New Words
Smug
(adj.) overly self-satisfied, self-righteous
(n.) something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a step-like recession in a wall
Deadening, desensitising
numb
the length of time that something continues or lasts
Duration
(adj.) having lost the power of feeling or movement
(v.) to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling
Numb
Remorse
deep and painful regret for one’s past misdeeds; pangs of conscience
Eerie
(adj.) causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious
resident, occupant
inhabitant
(v.) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe
Pacify
(n.) one living permanently in any given place
Inhabitant
Ravenous
(adj.) greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction
Refute
(v.) to prove incorrect
rant, thunder, boast
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 opinions
Bluster
(v.) to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts
(n.) speech that is loud and threatening
Fidelity
(n.) the state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness
complacent
smug
(adj.) willful, stubborn
Headstrong
(n.) a brawl, a noisy quarrel
(v.) to wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate
Fray
Tarry
(v.) to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while
Acute
(adj.) with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time
critical
acute
(n.) one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem
Facet
(n.) a brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc.; a summary
Synopsis