Unit 8 Vocabulary for Grade 8
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21 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Unflagging | (v.) tireless, continuing with vigor |
| Nullify | (v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out |
| Stint | (v.) to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n.) a limit of restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activities |
| Scavenger | (n.) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies |
| Crony | (n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy |
| Avail | (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 |
| Gaunt | (adj) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren |
| Infiltrate | (v.) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily |
| Plummet | (v.) To plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line |
| Fervent | (adj.) Very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot. |
| Cryptic | (adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic |
| Infiltrate | (v.) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily |
| Enmity | (n.) hatred, ill-will |
| Divergent | (adj.) Going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant |
| Attire | (n.) clothes, apparel, grab to dress, adorn, or bedeck |
| Perceptible | (adj.) Capable of being grasped by the senses or minds. |
| Rankle | (v.) To cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse in time) |
| Abut | (v.) to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up |
| Stoical | (adj.) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain |
| Proclaim | (v)to declare publicly or officially |
| Proxy | (n.) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place |
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