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English vocab chpt9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abut | to join at the end or be next to; support, prop up. |
| attire | clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck |
| avail | to be of use or benefit to; use, benefit, or value |
| crony | very close friend, pal, chum, or buddy |
| cryptic | puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic |
| divergent | going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant. |
| enmity | hatred, ill-will |
| fervent | very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot |
| gaunt | thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren |
| infiltrate | to pass through or gain entrance gradually |
| nullify | to make of no value or consequence |
| perceptible | capable or being grasped by the senses or mind |
| plummet | to plunge straight down; a weight fastened to a line |
| proclaim | to declare publicly or officially |
| proxy | an agent, substitute a written permission allowing a person to act in anothers place |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness(with the assumption that the pain grows worse with time) |
| scavenger | a person who collects or removes usable items from materials;an animal that feeds on refuse or dead body |
| stint | to limit, be sparing or frugal;a limit or restriction hare of work or duty; a period of activity |
| stoical | self- controlled, not showing feeling in response, pleasure or pain |
| unflagging | tireless, continuing with vigor |