unit 8 vocabulary

Question 1

to join at one end or be next to; to support , prop up

Answer 1

abut

Question 2

clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck

Answer 2

attire

Question 3

to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of ; to profit or benefit; use,benefit, or value

Answer 3

avail

Question 4

a very close friend, chum, buddy

Answer 4

crony

Question 5

puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic

Answer 5

cryptic

Question 6

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

Answer 6

divergent

Question 7

hatred, ill-will

Answer 7

enmity

Question 8

very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot

Answer 8

fervent

Question 9

thin and bony, starved looking ; bare, barren

Answer 9

gaunt

Question 10

to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily

Answer 10

infiltrate

Question 11

to make of no value or consequence, cancel wipe out

Answer 11

nullify

Question 12

capable of being grasped by the senses or mind

Answer 12

perceptible

Question 13

to plunge straight down; a weight fastened to a line

Answer 13

plummet

Question 14

to declare publicly or officially

Answer 14

proclaim

Question 15

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

Answer 15

proxy

Question 16

to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)

Answer 16

rankle

Question 17

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

Answer 17

scavenger

Question 18

to limit , be sparing or frugal; a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity

Answer 18

stint

Question 19

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

Answer 19

stoical

Question 20

tireless, continuing with vigor

Answer 20

unflagging