Vocab Unit 8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abut | to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up Syn border on, bolster |
| attire | clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck Syn clothing |
| avail | to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; use, benefit, or value |
| crony | (n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy ANT enemy, rival |
| cryptic | (adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic ANT crystal clear, unambiguous |
| divergent | (adj.) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant SYN not in agreement, differing, unorthodox, unconventional ANT merging, intersecting, converging, orthodox, conventional |
| enmity | (n.) hatred, ill-will SYN hostility, animosity, antagonism ANT friendship, amity |
| fervent | (adj) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot SYN enthusiastic, ardent, burning, blazing, scorching ANT blase, apathetic, restrained, emotionless |
| gaunt | (adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren SYN lean, scrawny, lanky, all skin and bone ANT plump, chubby, stout, corpulent |
| infiltrate | (v.) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily SYN slip into, creep into, penetrate |
| nullify | (n.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out SYN invalidate, annul ANT confirm, endorse, ratify, sanction |
| perceptible | (adj.) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind SYN noticeable, discernible, observable ANT invisible, unnoticeable, indiscernible |
| plummet | (v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line SYN (v.) take a nosedive ANT (v.) soar, skyrocket |
| proclaim | (v.) to declare publicly or officially SYN announce, promulgate ANT conceal, cover up |
| proxy | (n.) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place SYN deputy, representative |
| rankle | (v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time) SYN irritate, vex, nettle, irk, gall ANT please, delight, gratify |
| scavenger | (n.) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies SYN rummager |
| stint | (v.) to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n.) a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity SYN(v.) restrict, scrimp, economize ANT (v.) splurge, squander, lavish |
| stoical | (adj.) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain SYN unresponsive, impassive ANT excitable, emotional, hotheaded |
| unflagging | v.) tireless, continuing with vigor SYN steady, undiminished, unremitting ANT diminishing, drooping, sagging |
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