Lesson 8 Vocab Flashcards
Attire
Clothes
Abut
(v.) to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
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
Cryptic
Puzzling
Divergent
going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation, deviant
Enmity
Hatred
Fervent
Emotional
Gaunt
Thin and boney
Infiltrate
To gain entrance
Nullify
Make of no value
Perceptible
capable of being grasped by the sense or mind
Plummet
To fall straight down
Proclaim
To declare publicly
Proxy
an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another’s place
Rankle
To cause anger
Scavenger
a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
Stint
To limit by sparing
Stoical
Self controlled
Unflagging
Tireless