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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abut | to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up |
| attire | clothes, apparel, garb; (v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck |
| Avail | to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; (n.) use, benefit, or value |
| Crony | a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy |
| Cryptic | puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic |
| Divergent | going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation, deviant |
| Emmit ` | 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 sense or mind |
| Plummet | to plunge straight down; (n.) 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 (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time |
| 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; (n.) a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity |
| Stocial | self-controlled; not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain |
| Unflagging | tireless, continuing with vigor |