Unit 8 Flashcards
Attire
Clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck
Abut
To join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
Avail
To be use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; use, benefit, or value.
Crony
A very close friend, pal, chum, buddy
Cryptic
Puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
Divergent
Going in different directions, different from each other; departing from conversation, deviant
Enmity
Hatred, ill-will
Fervent
Very earnest, emotional, passionate, extremely 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 value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
Percepitible
Capable of being grasped by the mind or sense
Plummet
To plunge straight down
Weight fastened on a line
Proclaim
To declare publicity or officially
Proxy
An agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another’s place