Vocab 8

Question 1

abut

Answer 1

(v) to join at one end or another; to support, prop up syn: boarder on, bolster

Question 2

attire

Answer 2

(n) clothes apparel

(v) to dress, adorn or bedeck

Question 3

divergent

Answer 3

(adj) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention syn: not in agreement, differing, unorthodox, unconventional ant: merging, intersecting, converging, orthodox, conventional

Question 4

gaunt

Answer 4

(adj) thin and bony; starved looking; bare, barren syn: lean, lanky, all skin and bones

Question 5

nullify

Answer 5

(v) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out syn: invalidate, annul ant: confirm, endorse, ratify, sanction

Question 6

plummet

Answer 6

(v) to plunge straight down syn: to take a nosedive ant: soar, skyrocket
(n) a weight fastened to a line

Question 7

rankle

Answer 7

(v) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness syn: irritate, vex, nettle, irk ant: please, gratify

Question 8

scavenger

Answer 8

(n) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials syn: rummager

Question 9

crony

Answer 9

(n) a very close friend ant: adversary, rival

Question 10

stoical

Answer 10

(adj) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response of pleasure or pain syn: unresponsive, impassive ant: excitable, emotional, hothead;

Question 11

avail

Answer 11

(v) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit
(n) use, benefit, or value

Question 12

cryptic

Answer 12

(adj) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic ant: crystal clear, unambiguous

Question 13

enmity

Answer 13

(n) hatred, ill-will syn: hostility, animosity ant: friendship, amity

Question 14

fervent

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(adj) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot syn: enthusiastic, burning, blazing, scorching ant: blase, apathetic, restrained, emotionless

Question 15

infiltrate

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(v) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily syn: slip into, creep into, penetrate

Question 16

perceptible

Answer 16

(adj) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind syn: noticeable, discernible, observable ant: invisible, unnoticeable, indiscernible

Question 17

proclaim

Answer 17

(v) to declare publicly or officially syn: announce, promulgate ant: conceal, cover up

Question 18

proxy

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(n) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another’s place syn: deputy

Question 19

stint

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(v) to limit, be sparing or frugal syn: restrict, scrimp, economize ant: splurge, squander, lavish
(n) a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity

Question 20

unflagging

Answer 20

(adj) tireless, continuing with vigor syn: steady, undiminished, unremitting ant: diminishing, dropping, sagging