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Unit 8 Vocab ortman
vocab terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abut | (v) to join or to be next to. |
| attire | (n) clothes, apparel. |
| avail | (n) use, benefit, or value. |
| crony | (n) very close friend, or buddy. |
| cryptic | (adj) puzzling |
| divergent | (adj) different from each other |
| enmity | (n) hatred |
| fervent | (adj)passionate, or emotional |
| gaunt | (adj) thin and bony, bare. |
| infiltrate | (v) to pass through |
| nullify | (v) to make no value of, cancel |
| perceptible | (adj) capable of being grasps by the senses of mind. |
| plummet | (v) to plunge straight down. |
| proclaim | (v) to declare officially. |
| proxy | (n) substitute, a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place. |
| rankle | (v) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness. |
| scavenger | (n) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials. |
| stint | (v) to limit. |
| stoical | (adj) not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain. |
| unflagging | (adj)tireless, steady |