vocab level c unit 8

abut v

border on; bolster

attire

clothes; to dress, bedeck, adorn

avail

to be or make of use or benefit, to make profit; use, benefit, profit

crony n

Friend, chum, pal, buddy

cryptic a

puzzling; enigmatic

divergent a

differing; deviant; unorthodox

enmity n

hatred; i’ll-will; animosity; antagonism

fervent a

emotional; passionate; extremely hot; ardent

gaunt a

thin; bony; lanky

infiltrate v

slip, creep into; penetrate

nullify v

invalidate; annul

perceptible a

noticeable; discernible; observable

plummet

to plunge straight down; a weight fastened to a line

proclaim v

to declare; announce; promulgate

proxy n

substitute; representative

rankle v

to cause anger; irritate; vex; nettle; gall

scavenger n

rummaged; animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies

stint

to limit, restrict, scrimp; a limit or restriction

stoical a

self-controlled; impassive

unflagging a

tireless; undiminishing; unremitting