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Unit 8 English Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abut | To join at one end or next to; to support, prop up |
| Attire | Clothes, apparel; to dress or adorn |
| Avail | To be of use or benefit to; to make use of; use benefit, or value |
| Crony | A very close friend, pal, 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 |
| 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 or mind |
| Plummet | To plunge straight down; a weight fastened to a line |
| Proclaim | To declare publicly or officially |
| Proxy | An agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place |
| Rankle | To cause anger, irritation, or bitterness |
| Scavenger | A person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies |
| Stint | To limit, be sparing or frugal; a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; period of activity |
| Stocial | Self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain |
| Unflagging | Tireless, continuing with vigor |
| Gaunt | Thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren |