Unit 8 Flashcards

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1
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To join at one end or be next to

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Abut

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2
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Clothes, apparel, garb

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Attire

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3
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To be of use or benefit to

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Avail

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4
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A very close friend, chum, buddy

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Crony

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5
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Puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic

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Cryptic

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6
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Going in different directions

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Divergent

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7
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Hatred, ill-will

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Enmity

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8
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To make use of

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Avail

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Very earnest, emotional, passionate

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Fervent

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10
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Thin and bony, starved looking

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Gaunt

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To pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily

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Infiltrate

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12
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To take advantage of

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Avail

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13
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To make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out

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Nullify

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14
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Capable of being grasped by the senses or mind

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Perceptible

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15
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To plunge straight down

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Plummet

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16
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To declare publicly or officially

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Proclaim

17
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An agent, substitute

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Proxy

18
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To cause anger, irritation, or bitterness

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Rankle

19
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A person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials

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Scavenger

20
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To limit, be sparing or frugal

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Stint

21
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Self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain

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Stoical

22
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Tireless, continuing with vigor

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Unflagging

23
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A limit or restriction

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Stint

24
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To support, prop up

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Abut

25
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To dress, adorn, or bedeck

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Attire

26
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To profit or benefit

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Avail

27
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Different from each other

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Divergent

28
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Extremely hot

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Fervent

29
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Bare, barren

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Gaunt

30
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A weight fastened to a line

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Plummet

31
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A written permission allowing one person to act in another’s place

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Proxy

32
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An animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies

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Scavenger

33
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A fixed share of work or duty

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Stint

34
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Use, benefit, or value

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Avail

35
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Departing from convention, deviant

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Divergent

36
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A period of activity

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Stint