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Unit Eight

Unit Eight. Grade Eight. 1. abut (v) to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up syn : border on, bolster. 2. attire (n) clothes, apparel, garb ( v) to dress, adorn , or bedeck syn : (n) clothing.

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Unit Eight

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  1. Unit Eight Grade Eight

  2. 1. abut (v) to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up • syn: border on, bolster

  3. 2. attire (n) clothes, apparel, garb • (v) to dress, adorn, or bedeck • syn: (n) clothing

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. crony (n) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy • ant: enemy, rival

  6. 5. cryptic (adj) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic • ant: crystal clear, unambiguous

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

  8. 7. enmity (n) hatred, ill-will • syn: hostility, animosity, antagonism • ant: friendship, amity

  9. 8. fervent (adj) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot • syn: enthusiastic, ardent, burning, blazing, scorching • ant: blasé, apathetic, restrained, emotionless

  10. 9. gaunt (adj) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren • syn: lean, scrawny, lanky, all skin and bones • ant: plump, chubby, stout, corpulent

  11. 10. infiltrate (v) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily • syn: slip into, creep into, penetrate

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

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

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

  15. 14. proclaim (v) to declare publicly or officially • syn: announce, promulgate • ant: conceal, cover up

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

  17. 16. rankle (v) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness(with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time) • syn: irritate, vex, nettle, irk, gall • ant: please, delight, gratify

  18. 17. scavenger (n) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies • syn: rummager

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

  20. 19. stoical (adj) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain • syn: unresponsive, impassive • ant: excitable, emotional, hotheaded

  21. 20. unflagging (v) tireless, continuing with vigor • syn: steady, undiminished, unremitting • ant: diminishing, drooping, sagging

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