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Vocabulary 9
Term | Definition |
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abut | V- to join at one end or be next to. |
attire | N- clothes, apparel, garb. |
attire | V- to dress, adorn. |
crony | N- a very close friend, chum, buddy. |
divergent | Adj- going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation; deviant. |
gaunt | Adj- thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren. |
nullify | V- to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out. |
plummet | V- to plunge straight down. |
plummet | N- a weight fastened to a line. |
rankle | V- to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness ( with the suggestion that the pain grows overtime). |
scavenger | N- a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies. |
stoical | Adj- self controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain. |
avail | V- to be of use or benefit to; to make use of, to take advantage of; to profit or benefit. |
avail | N- use, benefit, or value. |
cryptic | Adj- puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic. |
enmity | N- hatred, ill-will. |
fervent | Adj- very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot. |
infiltrate | V- to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily. |
perceptible | Adj- capable of being grasped by the senses or mind. |
proclaim | V- to declare publicly or officially. |
proxy | N- an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place. |
stint | V- to limit, be sparring or frugal. |
stint | N- a limit or restriction. |
unflagging | Adj- tireless, continuing with vigor. |