Unit 8 Flashcards

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Attire

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To dress

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Abut

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To be adjacent;join

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Avail

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To be of used or value to

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Crony

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A closed friend or companion

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Cryptic

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Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure

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Divergent

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Tending to be different or develop in different directions

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Enmity

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The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile.

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Fervent

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having or displaying a passionate intensity.

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Gaunt

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extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness.

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Infiltrated

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filter into or through; permeate.

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Nullify

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to render or declare or legally void or inoperative

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Perceptible

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capable of being perceived ;recognizable appreciable

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Plummet

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To plunge

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Proclaim

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to announce or declare in an official or formal manner

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Proxy

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the authority to represent someone else, esp. in voting.

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Rankle

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(of a comment, event, or fact) cause annoyance or resentment that persists.

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Scavenger

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an animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse

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Stint

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To restrict or limit, as in amount or number; be sparing with.

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Stoical

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Impassive; no emotions

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Unflagging

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Tireless, persistent