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Unit 8 Vocabulary
ELA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |