| Term | Definition |
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abut |
to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up |
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attire |
clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck |
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avail |
to be of use or benefit to; to make use of to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; use, benefit, or value |
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crony |
a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy |
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cryptic |
puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic |
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divergent |
going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation; deviant |
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enmity |
hatred. ill-will |
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fervent |
very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremly hot |
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gaunt |
thin and bont bony bodied, starving looking; bare; barren |
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infiltrate |
to pass through or to gain entrance to gradually or stealthily |
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nullify |
to make of no value or consequence, cancel, whip out |
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perceptible |
capable of being grasped by the senses or mind |
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plummet |
to plunge straight down; a weight fastened to a line |
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proclaim |
to declare publicly or officially |
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proxy |
an agent, substiute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place |
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rankle |
tto cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse in time) |
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scavenger |
a person who collects or removes usable items from waste meterials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies |
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stint |
to limit, be sparing or frugal; a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity |
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stoical |
self-controlled, not showing feeling in respose to pleasure or pain |
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unflagging |
tireless, continuing with vigor |