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Chapter 8 (;
Chp 8: Willms (;
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abut | To join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up. |
| Attire | Clothes,apparel,garb. |
| Avail | To be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit. |
| Crony | A very close friend, pal, chum, buddy. |
| Cryptic | Puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic. |
| Divergent | Going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant. |
| Enmity | Hatred, ill-will. |
| Fervent | Very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremly 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 volume 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 officialy. |
| 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 usuable 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;a period of activity. |
| Stoical | Self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain. |
| Unflagging | Tireless, continuing with vigor. |