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Vocab Unit 8
| Term | Definition | synomyms and antonyms |
|---|---|---|
| abut | (v.) To be adjacent; To touch or join at the edge or border; To neighbor | syn: border on, bolster |
| enmity | (n.) Absolute hatred; Malice or ill-will | syn: hostility, animosity, antagonism ant: friendship, amity |
| plummet | (n.) Something that weighs down or oppresses, a burden; (v.) To fall or plunge sharply | syn: (v) nosedive ant: (v) soar, skyrocket |
| proclaim | (v.) To declare publicly, insistently, proudly or defiantly either in speech or in writing | syn: announce, promulgate ant: conceal, cover up |
| crony | (n.) A close friend or companion | ant: enemy, rival |
| rankle | (v.) To produce irritation or bitter resentment; To irritate | syn: irritate, vex, irk, gal ant: please, delight, gratify |
| stoical | (adj.) Seemingly unaffected by pleasure or pain; Unemotional; Impassive | syn: unresponsive, impassive ant: excitable, emotional |
| attire | (n.) Clothing, apparel, or garb; (v.) To dress | syn: (n) clothing |
| unflagging | (adj.) Tireless, continuing with vigor; Showing sustained enthusiasm | syn: steady, undiminished, unremitting |
| infiltrate | (v.) To move into secretly and gradually, esp. with hostile intent; To penetrate | syn: slip into, creep into, |
| stint | (n.) A period of time spent doing something; (v.) To restrict or limit an amount or allowance, to be frugal | syn: (v) restrict, scrimp ant: (v) splurge, squander |
| perceptible | (adj.) Noticeable; Observable; Capable of being grasped | syn: (n) noticeable, discernible, observable ant: (n) invisible, unnoticeable |
| avail | (n.) Use, benefit, or advantage; (v.) To be of use, value or advantage, to help | |
| cryptic | (adj.) Difficult to comprehend; Having hidden meaning; Secret and mysterious | ant: crystal clear, unambiguous |
| gaunt | (adj.) Extremely thin and bony; Bleak, desolate and barren | syn: lean, scrawny, lanky, all skin and bones ant: plump, chubby, stout, |
| proxy | (n.) a person who is given the authority to act or stand in for another | syn: deputy, representative |
| nullify | (v.) To make useless; To invalidate; To cancel | syn: invalidate, annul ant: confirm, endorse, ratify, sanction |
| scavenger | (n.) A person who searches through and collects items from discarded material or trash | syn: rummager |
| divergent | (adj.) Approaching different directions; Moving apart | syn: not in agreement, differing, unorthodox, unconventional ant: merging, intersecting, converging, orthodox, conventional |
| fervent | (adj.) Having or showing great intensity of feeling; Passionate | syn: enthusiastic, ardent, burning, blazing, scorching ant: blase, apathetic, restrained, emotionless |
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