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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abut | (v) to join at one end or be next to; 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, of enigmatic |
| divergent | (adj) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant |
| enmity | (n) hatred, ill-wiled |
| 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, wipeout |
| 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 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 pleasure or pain |
| unflagging | (v) tireless, continuing with vigor |