Sadlier Unit 5 Vocabulary

Vocabulary study flashcards covering terms, definitions, and parts of speech from Sadlier Unit 5 and related word lists.

Pacify

To make peaceful or calm; to sooth (Verb)

Ravenous

Greedy, very hungry; eager for satisfaction (Adj)

Refute

To prove incorrect (Verb)

Remorse

Deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds; pangs of conscience (Noun)

Setback

Something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a step-like recession in a wall (Noun)

Smug

Overly self-satisfied, self-righteous (Adj)

Synopsis

A brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc. A summary (Noun)

Tarry

To delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while (Verb)

Bluster

To talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts (Verb); speech that is loud and threatening (Noun)

Bungle

To act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness (Verb)

Commentary

A series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion (Noun)

Duration

The length of time that something continues or lasts (Noun)

Eerie

Causing fear because of strangeness; weird; mysterious (Adj)

Facet

One aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem. (Noun)

Fidelity

The state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness (Noun)

Fray

A brawl, a noisy quarrel (Noun); to wear away by rubbing: make ragged or wom; to strain, irritate (Verb)

Headstrong

Willful, stubborn (Adj)

Inhabitant

One living permanently in a given place (Noun)

Numb

Having lost the power of feeling or movement (Adj); to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling (Verb)

Acute

With a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time (Adj)