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Mrs. Edwards Vocab 8
Mrs. Edwards Vocabulary Unit 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abut | to join at one end or a border |
| attire | clothing or apparel |
| avail | to be of use or value |
| crony | very close friend or pal |
| cryptic | puzzling or mystifying language or message |
| divergent | not in agreement, different |
| enmity | hatred or hostility |
| fervent | emotional ore enthusiastic |
| gaunt | thin and bony starved looking- scrawny |
| infiltrate | pass through or slip into |
| nullify | wipe out or cancel |
| perceptible | noticable or capable of being understood |
| plummet | plunge straight down or a weight on a line |
| proclaim | declare or announce publically |
| proxy | substitute with permission or act in place of another |
| rankle | cause anger or irritate |
| scavenger | a person who collects unusable items from waste |
| stint | restrict or to limit |
| stoical | self-controlled not showing pleasure or pain |
| unflagging | tireless or steady |