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Vocabulary 16 8 th grade plummet -v-to fall rapidly stint -n-a period of time spent at a particular activity crony -n-a close friend; partner in crime gaunt - adj -alarmingly thin to the point of starvation proclaim -v-to state loudly before a crowd stoical - adj -showing no emotion
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Vocabulary 16 • 8th grade • plummet-v-to fall rapidly • stint-n-a period of time spent at a particular activity • crony-n-a close friend; partner in crime • gaunt-adj-alarmingly thin to the point of starvation • proclaim-v-to state loudly before a crowd • stoical-adj-showing no emotion • cryptic-adj-written in code; not easily understood by the masses • infiltrate-v-to enter or become established in gradually (usually for purposes of gathering information) • proxy-n-the authority or power to act for another • unflagging-adj-tireless; unrelenting