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unit 8 vocab
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Term | Definition |
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abut | (v) to join at one end or be next ; to support,prop up |
attire | (n) clothes,apparel,garb (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,mystifying,or enigmatic |
divergent | (adj) going in different directions; different from |
enmity | (n)hatred ;ill-will |
fervent | (adj)very earnest, 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, wipe out |
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 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 materials; an animal that feeds on reuse or dead box |
stint | (v)to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n)a limit or restriction share of work or duty; a period of activity |
stoical | (adj)self controlled ,not showing feeling in response pleasure or pain |
unflagging | (v)tire-less, continuing with vigor |
percepitable | cabable of being grasped by the senses or mind |