Lesson 8 Vocab Flashcards

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Attire

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Clothes

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Abut

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(v.) to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up

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Avail

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to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; (n.) use, benefit, or value

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Crony

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A very close friend

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Cryptic

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Puzzling

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Divergent

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going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation, deviant

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Enmity

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Hatred

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Fervent

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Emotional

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Gaunt

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Thin and boney

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Infiltrate

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To gain entrance

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Nullify

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Make of no value

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Perceptible

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capable of being grasped by the sense or mind

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Plummet

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To fall straight down

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Proclaim

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To declare publicly

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Proxy

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an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another’s place

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Rankle

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To cause anger

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Scavenger

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a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies

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Stint

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To limit by sparing

18
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Stoical

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Self controlled

19
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Unflagging

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Tireless