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Malone 8th Vocab
PreAP Unit 8
Question | Answer |
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abut | (v) to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up |
attire | (n) clothes, apparel, garn; (v) to dress, adorn, or bedeck |
avail | (v) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; (n) use, benefit, or value |
crony | (n) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy |
cryptic | (adj) puzzling, mystified, or enigmatic |
divergent | (adj) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant |
enmity | (n) hatred, ill-will |
fervent | (adj) very earmest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot |
gaunt | (adj) thin and bony, starved looking; bare barren |
infiltrate | (v) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily |
nullify | (v) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, or wipe out |
perceptible | (adj) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind |
plummet | (v) to plunge straight down; (n) a weight fastened to a line |
proclaim | (v) to declare publicly or officially |
proxy | (n) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another’s place |
rankle | (v) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time) |
scavenger | (n) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies |
stint | (v) to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n) a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity |
stoical | (adj) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain |
unflagging | (v) tireless, continuing with vigor |