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vocab unit 8
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English
8th Grade
12/12/2011

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attire
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(n.) clothes, apparel, garb
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avail
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(v.) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit
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crony
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(n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy
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cryptic
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(adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
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divergent
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(adj.) going in different directions; different from each other
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enmity
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(n.) hatred, ill-will
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fervent
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(adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
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gaunt
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(adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare
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infiltrate
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(v.) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
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nullify
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(v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
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perceptible
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(adj.) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
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plummet
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(v.) to plunge straight down
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proclaim
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(v.) to declare publicly or officially
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proxy
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(n.)  an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another persons place
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rankle
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(v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness
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scavenger
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(n.) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials
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stint
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(v.) to limit, be sparing or frugal
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stocial
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(adj.) self controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
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unflagging
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(v.) tireless, continuing with vigor
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abut
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(v.) to join at one end or to be next to; to support, prop up
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