Word | Definition | Synonyms |
Abut | v.to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up | border on, bolster |
attire | n. clothes, apparel, garb | clothing |
attire | v. to dress, adorn, or bedeck | (blank) |
avail | v.to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit | (blank) |
avail | n. use, benefit, or value | (blank) |
crony | n. a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy | (blank) |
cryptic | adj. puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic | (blank) |
divergent | adj. going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant | not in agreement, differing, unorthodox, unconventional |
enmity | n. hatred, ill-will | hostility, animosity, antagonism |
fervent | adj. very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot | enthusiastic, ardent, burning, blazing, scorching |
gaunt | adj. thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren | lean, scrawny, lanky, all skin and bones |
infiltrate | v. to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily | slip into, creep into, penetrate |
nullify | v. to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out | invalidate, annul |
perceptible | adj. capable of bein grasped by the senses or mind | noticeable, discernalbe, observable |
plummet | v. to plunge straight down | take a nosedive |
plummet | n. a weight fastened to a line | (blank) |
proclaim | v.to declare publicly or officially | announce,promulgate |
proxy | n. an agent, substituet; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place | deputy, representative |
rankle | v. to cause anger, irritation | irritate,vex,nettle,irk,gall |
scavenger | n. a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies | rummager |
stint | v. to limit, be sparing or frugal | restrict, scrimp, economize |
stint | n. a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity | (blank) |
stoical | adj. self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain | unresponsive, impassive |
unflagging | v.tireless,continuing with vigor | steady, undiminished, unremitting |