Vocab Unit 8B Remote Learning, Vocab Unit 8A - Remote Learning 4/20/20

crony

(n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy

proxy

(n.) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place

attire

(n.) clothes, apparel, garb; (v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck

perceptible

(adj.) capable of being grasped; noticeable; observable

cryptic

(adj.) difficult to understand : having or seeming to have a hidden meaning

divergent

(adj.) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation, deviant

stoical

(adj.) seemingly unaffected by pleasure or pain; unemotional; impassive.

gaunt

(adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren

unflagging

(adj.) tireless, continuing with vigor; showing sustained enthusiasm.

fervent

(adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot

stint

(n.) a period of time devoted to a job or some task; (v.) to restrict or limit an amount or allowance, to be frugal

enmity

(n.) hatred, ill-will

infiltrate

(v.) To move into secretly and gradually, esp. with hostile intent; To penetrate

abut

(v.) to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border

avail

(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

rankle

(v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness

proclaim

(v.) to declare publicly or officially

nullify

(v.) to make useless; to invalidate; to cancel

plummet

(v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) something that weighs down or oppresses, a burden.

scavenger

a person who searches for and collects discarded material or trash.