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unit 8 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |