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