Vocabulary Unit 8 Flashcards

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Attire

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(n.) clothes, apparel, garb; (v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck

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Abut

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(v.) To join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up

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Avail

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(v.) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; (n.) use, benefit, or value

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Crony

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(n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy

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Cryptic

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(adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic

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Divergent

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(adj.) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation, deviant

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Enmity

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(n.) hatred, ill-will

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Fervent

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(adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot

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Gaunt

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(adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren

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Infiltrate

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(v.) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily

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Nullify

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(v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out

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Perceptible

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(adj.) capable of being grasped by the sense or mind

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Plummet

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(v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line

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Proclaim

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(v.) to declare publicly or officially

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Proxy

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

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Rankle

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

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Scavenger

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

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Stint

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(v.) to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n.) a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity

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Stoical

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(adj.) self-controlled; not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain

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Unflagging

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(v.) tireless, continuing with vigor