 | Term | Definition |
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abut |
to join at one end or next to; to support, prop up |
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attire |
clothes apparel; to dress or adorn outfitted in expensive |
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avail |
to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; use, benefit, or value |
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crony |
a very close friend, pal, chum |
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cryptic |
puzzling or mystifying |
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divergent |
going in differenct directions; differing from each other; departing from convention, deviant |
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enmity |
hatred, ill-will |
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fervent |
very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot |
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gaunt |
thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren |
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infiltrate |
to pass through or gain enterance to gradually or stealthily |
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nullify |
to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe 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, sustitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place |
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rankle |
to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time) |
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scavenger |
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 |
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 response to pleasure or pain |
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unflagging |
tireless, continuing with vigor |
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