Sadlier C unit 8

abut (v)

to join at one end or be next to, to support

attire (n)

clothes, apparel, garb

avail (v)

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

avail (n)

use, benefit, or value

crony (n)

a very close friend, pal , chum or buddy

cryptic (adj.)

puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic

divergent (adj.)

going in different directions; different from each other

enmity (n)

hatred, ill-will

fervent (adj.)

very earnest, emotional, passionate

gaunt (adj.)

thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren

infiltrate (v)

to pass through or gain entrance to

nullify (v)

to make of no value or consequence,cancel, wipe out

perceptible (adj.)

capable of being grasped by the senses or mind

plummet (v)

to plunge straight down

plummet (n)

a weight fastened to a line