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