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unit 8 vocab
Question | Answer |
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abut | to join at one end to be next to |
attire | clothes, apparel |
avail | to be use of or benefit to |
crony | a very close friend, pal |
cryptic | puzzling, mystifying |
divergent | going in different directions |
enmity | hatred, ill-will |
fervent | very earnest, passionate, emotional |
gaunt | thin and bony, all skin and bones |
infiltrate | to pass through or gain entrance to gradually |
nullify | to make of no value |
perceptible | capable of being grasped by the senses or mind |
plummet | to plunge straight down |
proclaim | to declare publicly or officially |
proxy | an agent, substitute |
rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness |
scavenger | a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials |
stint | to limit, be sparing |
stocial | self-controlling, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain |
unflagging | tireless |