Words
(adj) with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time
What is acute?
causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious
What is eerie?
(n) one living permanently in a given place
What is inhabitant?
(n.) deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds; pangs of conscience
What is remorse?
I thought I _________ my poster project after I spilled soda on it.
What is bungle?
to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts; speech that is loud and threatening
What is bluster?
(n.) one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem
What is facet?
(adj.) having lost the power of feeling or movement; (v.) to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling
What is numb?
something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a steplike recessionin a wall
What is setback?
Rachel got an _______ feeling when walking through the cemetery at night.
What is eerie?
(v.) to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness
What is bungle?
(n.) the state of being faithful; accuracy in details; exactness
What is fidelity?
(v.) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe
What is pacify?
overly self-satisfied
What is smug?
Trey showed __________ to his wife by loving her in good times and in bad, sickness, and health.
What is fidelity?
a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion
What is commentary?
a brawl, a noisy quarrel; to wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate
What is fray?
(adj.) greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction
What is ravenous?
a brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc.; a summary
What is synopsis?
Bengals are _____________ of the jungle.
What is inhabitant?
(n.) the length of time that something continues or lasts
What is duration?
willful, stubborn
What is headstrong?
to prove incorrect
What is refute?
to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while
What is tarry?
Peggy was __________ after fasting for three days.
What is ravenous?