vocab unit 8 Flashcards
(20 cards)
abut
verb: to support, to be next to
attire
noun: clothes
verb: to dress
avail
verb: to make use of
noun: use or benefit
crony
noun: a close friend
cryptic
adj: puzzling
divergent
adj: deviant, going in a different direction
enmity
noun: a hatred
fervent
adj: passionate, extremely hot(temp)
gaunt
adj: thin, bony, or bare
infiltrate
verb: to gain entrance to
nullify
verb: to cancel
perceptible
adj: capable of being grasped or understood
plummet
verb: to plunge straight down
noun: a weight fastened to a line
proclaim
verb: to declare openly
proxy
noun: an agentor subsitute
rankle
verb: to cause irratation
scavenger
noun:a person who collects usable items from waste
, also an animal that feeds on dead bodies
stint
verb: to limit
noun: a limit
stoical
adj: not showing emotion
unflagging
verb: tireless