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Unit 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abut | to join at one end or be next to;to support prop up |
| Attire | clothes,appeal,garb;(v.) to dress, adorn or bedrock |
| Avail | to be use of 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, close, buddy |
| Cryptic | (adj). puzzling, mystified, enigmatic |
| Divergent | (adj). going in the different directions: different from each other: departing convict. |
| Enmity | (n). hatred, ill-will hostility, animosity, antagonism |
| Fervent | (adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate, extremly hot |
| Gaunt | (adj). thin, bonny, starved looking; bare, barren |
| Infiltrate | (v.) to pass through or gain entrance gradually or stealthy |
| Nullify | (v.) to make no value or consequences cancel 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 person to act in another's place |
| Rankle | (v.) to cause anger irritation, or bitterness( with the pain that grows worse with time |