Vocab Unit 3

Question 1

Abut

Answer 1

To be next to or to have a common boundary with.
To touch or lean on.

Question 2

Attire

Answer 2

Clothes, especially fine or formal ones.

Question 3

Avail

Answer 3

To be of use or advantage.

Question 4

Crony

Answer 4

A close friend or companion.

Question 5

Cryptic

Answer 5

Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.

Question 6

Divergent

Answer 6

Tending to be different or develop in different directions.

Question 7

Enmity

Answer 7

The state of being opposed or hostile to someone or something.

Question 8

Fervent

Answer 8

Exhibited or marked by great intensity of feeling: zealous.

Question 9

Infiltrate

Answer 9

Enter or gain access to in a secretive and gradual manner, especially in order to acquire secret information.

Question 10

Gaunt

Answer 10

Lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger or age.
Grim or desolate in appearance.

Question 11

Nullify

Answer 11

Make legally void; invalidate.
Make of no use or value; cancel out.

Question 12

Perceptible

Answer 12

Able to be seen or noticed (especially of a slight movement or change of state.

Question 13

Plummet

Answer 13

Fall or drop straight down at a high speed.
A steep and rapid fall or drop.

Question 14

Proclaim

Answer 14

Declare or announce officially or publicly.
Declare something one considers to be important with due emphasis.

Question 15

Proxy

Answer 15

The authority to represent someone else, especially in voting.

Question 16

Rankle

Answer 16

To cause persistent annoyance or resentment.

Question 17

Scavenger

Answer 17

One who collects things discarded by others.
An animal that feeds on decaying organic matter.

Question 18

Stint

Answer 18

To limit to a certain amount, number share, or allowance.

Question 19

Stoical

Answer 19

Enduring pain and hardship without showing one’s feelings or complaining.

Question 20

Unflagging

Answer 20

Tireless; persistent.