Unit 8

Question 1

abut

Answer 1

to join at one end or be next to; to support; to bolster

Question 2

attire

Answer 2

clothes; apparel; garb

to dress; to adorn; to bedeck

Question 3

avail

Answer 3

often preceded by “to no”)
use, benefit; value
to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of

Question 4

crony

Answer 4

a very close friend; chum; buddy

Question 5

cryptic

Answer 5

puzzling; mystifying; enigmatic; unclear

Question 6

divergent

Answer 6

going in different directions; different from

each other; departing from convention; deviant; differing

Question 7

enmity

Answer 7

hatred; ill-will; hostility; animosity

Question 8

fervent

Answer 8

very earnest; emotional; passionate; enthusiastic;

burning

Question 9

gaunt

Answer 9

thin and bony; starved-looking; bare; barren; lean; lanky

Question 10

infiltrate

Answer 10

to pass through or

gain entrance to gradually or stealthily; to slip into; to creep into; to penetrate

Question 11

nullify

Answer 11

to make of no value or consequence; to cancel; to wipe out; to invalidate; to annul

Question 12

perceptible

Answer 12

capable of being grasped by the senses of mind

Question 13

plummet

Answer 13

to plunge straight down; to take a nosedive

Question 14

proclaim

Answer 14

to declare publicly or officially; to announce

Question 15

proxy

Answer 15

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

Question 16

rankle

Answer 16

to cause great anger, irritation, or bitterness; to vex; to irk

Question 17

scavenger

Answer 17

one who collects/removes usable items from waste materials

Question 18

stint

Answer 18

a period of activity; a limit or restriction; a fixed share of
work or duty

Question 19

stoical

Answer 19

self-controlled; not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain; unresponsive; serious

Question 20

unflagging

Answer 20

tireless; continuing with vigor; steady; undiminished