Chapter 8 def Flashcards

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clothes apparel garb to dress adorn or bedeck

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attire

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to join at one end or be next to support prop up

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abut

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to be of use or benefit to make use of to take advantage of to profit or benefit use benefit or value

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avail

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3
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a very close friend chum buddy

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crony

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4
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puzzling mystifying or enigmatic

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cryptic

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going in different directions different from each other departing from convention deviant

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divergent

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6
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hatred ill-will

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enmity

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very earnest emotional passionate extremely hot

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fervent

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thin and bony starved looking bare barren

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gaunt

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to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily

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infiltrate

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to make of no value or consequence cancel wipe out

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nullify

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capable of being grasped by the senses or mind

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perceptible

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to plunge straight down a weight fastened to a line

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plummet

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to declare publicly or officially

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proclaim

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14
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an agent substitute a written permission allowing one person to act in another’s place

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proxy

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15
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to cause anger irritation or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)

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rankle

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a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies

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scavenger

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to limit be sparing o al a limit or restriction a fixed share of work or duty a period of activity

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stint

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self controlled not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain

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stoical

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tireless continuing with vigor

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unflagging