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Unit 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abut | to join at one end |
| attire | clothes; stuff you wear |
| avail | to be use of ;to benefit |
| crony | a very close friend |
| cryptic | puzzling;mystifying |
| divergent | going in different directions |
| enmity | hatred |
| fervent | very earnest; extremely hot |
| gaunt | thin and bony |
| infiltrate | to pass through |
| nullify | to make of no value |
| perceptible | capable of being grasped |
| plummet | to plunge straight down |
| proclaim | to declare officially |
| proxy | an agent;substitute |
| rankle | to cause anger |
| scavenger | a person who collects |
| stint | to limit,be sparing |
| stoical | self-controlled |
| unflagging | tireless,continuing |