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Unit 8
Use this stack to solidify your knowledge on these words!
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| (v.) to join at one end of next to; to support, prop up | abut |
| (n.) clothes, apparel; (v.) to dress or adorn | attire |
| (v.) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; (n.) use, benefit, value | avail |
| (n.) a very close friend, pal, chum | crony |
| (adj.) puzzling or mystifying | cryptic |
| (adj.) going in different directions; differing from each other; departing from convention; deviant | divergent |
| (n.) hatred, ill-will | enmity |
| (adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate, extremely hot | fervent |
| (adj.) thin and bony | gaunt |
| (v.) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily | infiltrate |
| (v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out | nullify |
| (adj.) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind | perceptible |
| (v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line | plummet |
| (v.) to declare publicly or officially | proclaim |
| (n.) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place | proxy |
| (v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that pain grows worse with time) | rankle |
| (n.) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies | scavenger |
| (v.) to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n.) a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity | stint |
| (adj.) self controlled, not showing feeling in response to pain | stoical |
| (adj.) tireless, continuing with vigor | unflagging |