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Unit 8
ELA Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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abut | to support |
attire | (n) clothing (v) to dress |
avall | (v) to make use of (n) use |
crony | pal |
cryptic | puzzling |
divergent | different from others |
enmity | hatred |
fervent | emotional |
gaunt | thin and bony |
infiltrate | to pass through |
nullify | wipe out |
perceptible | capable of being grasped by the senses |
plummet | (v) to plunge straight down (n) a weight fastened to a line |
proclaim | to declare |
rankle | to cause anger |
scavenger | an animal that feeds on refuse |
stint | (v) to limit of spending money (n) a period of activity |
stoical | self-controlled |
unflagging | tireless |
proxy | an agent |