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Unit 8
ELA Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abut | to support |
| attire | (n) clothing (v) to dress |
| avall | (v) to make use of (n) use |
| crony | pal |
| cryptic | puzzling |
| divergent | different from others |
| enmity | hatred |
| fervent | emotional |
| gaunt | thin and bony |
| infiltrate | to pass through |
| nullify | wipe out |
| perceptible | capable of being grasped by the senses |
| plummet | (v) to plunge straight down (n) a weight fastened to a line |
| proclaim | to declare |
| rankle | to cause anger |
| scavenger | an animal that feeds on refuse |
| stint | (v) to limit of spending money (n) a period of activity |
| stoical | self-controlled |
| unflagging | tireless |
| proxy | an agent |