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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abut | to join at one end or be next to; to support,prop up |
| Attire | clothes,apparel, grab |
| Avail | use, benefit, value |
| Crony | a very close friend,pal,chum,buddy |
| Cryptic | puzzling,mystifying, or enigmattic |
| 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 to gradually or stealthily |
| Nullify | to make of no value or consequence |
| Perceptible | capable of being grasped by the senses of mind |
| plummet | to plunge straight down |
| proclaim | to declare publicly or official |
| proxy | an agent, substitute |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness |
| scavenger | a person who collects or removes useable items from waste materials |
| stint | to limit, be sparing or frugal |
| stoical | self controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain |
| unflagging | tireless, continuing with vigor |