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Unit 8 Vocabulary
ELA
Term | Definition |
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abut | to join at one end or be the next;to support |
attire | (n)-clothes,apparel,garb (v)-to dress,adorn,or bedeck |
avail | (v)-to be of use or benefit to;to make use of (n)-use,benefit,or value |
crony | a very close friend,pal,chum,buddy |
cryptic | puzzling,mystifying,or engmatic |
divergent | going in different directions;different from eachother |
emmity | hatred |
fervent | very earnest,emotional,passionate |
gaunt | thin and bony,starving looking |
infiltrate | to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily |
nullify | to make of no value or consequence,cancel,wipe out |
perceptible | capable of being grasped by the senses or mind |
plummet | (v)-to plunge straight down (n)-a weight fastened to a line |
proclaim | to declare publicity or offcially |
proxy | an agent,substitute |
rankle | to cause anger,irritation,or bitterness |
scavenger | a person who collects or removes usable items from materials |
stint | (v)-to limit (n)-a limit or restriction share of work or duty |
stoical | self controlled,not feeling pleasure or pain |
unflagging | tireless,continuing with vigor |