Unit 8 Flashcards
(36 cards)
To join at one end or be next to
Abut
Clothes, apparel, garb
Attire
To be of use or benefit to
Avail
A very close friend, chum, buddy
Crony
Puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
Cryptic
Going in different directions
Divergent
Hatred, ill-will
Enmity
To make use of
Avail
Very earnest, emotional, passionate
Fervent
Thin and bony, starved looking
Gaunt
To pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
Infiltrate
To take advantage of
Avail
To make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
Nullify
Capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
Perceptible
To plunge straight down
Plummet
To declare publicly or officially
Proclaim
An agent, substitute
Proxy
To cause anger, irritation, or bitterness
Rankle
A person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials
Scavenger
To limit, be sparing or frugal
Stint
Self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
Stoical
Tireless, continuing with vigor
Unflagging
A limit or restriction
Stint
To support, prop up
Abut
