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Vocab Unit 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ABUT | (V) To join at one end or be next to; To support, prop up |
| ATTIRE | (N) clothes, apparel, garb |
| AVALL | (V) to be of use or benefit to; To make use of, to take advantage of, to profit or benefit |
| CRONY | (N) a very close friend, pal, buddy |
| CRYPTIC | (ADJ) puzzling, mystifying, or in enigmatic |
| DIVERGENT | (ADJ) going in different directions, different from each other, departing from convention, deviant |
| ENMITY | (N) hatred, ill-will |
| FERVENT | (ADJ) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot |
| GUANT | (ADJ) thin and bony, starved looking; all skin and bones |
| INFILTRATE | (V) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily |
| NULLIFY | (V) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out |
| PERCEPTIBLE | (ADJ) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind |
| PLUMMET | (V) to plunge straight down |
| PROCLAIM | (V) to declare publicly or officially |
| PROXY | (N) an agent, substitute; A written permission allowing one person to act in another's place |
| RANKLE | (V) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness( with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time) |
| SCAVENGER | (N) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; An animal that feeds on dead bodies |
| STINT | (V) to limit, be sparing or frugal; (N) a limit or restriction, a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity |
| STOICAL | (ADJ) self-control, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain |
| UNFLAGGING | (V) tireless, continuing with vigor |