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Vocabulary Unit 8
~the 8th unit~
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12/13/2005

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abut
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(v.) border on, bolster
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attire
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(n.) clothing; (v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck
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avail
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(v.) to profit or benefit; to make use of; to take advantage of; (n.) use, benefit, or value
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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.) not in agreement, differing, unorthodox, unconventional
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enmity
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(n.) hatred, ill-will, hostility, animosity, antagonism
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fervent
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(adj.) enthusiastic, ardent, burning, blazing, scorching. very earnest, emontional, passionate; extremely hot
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gaunt
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(adj.) lean, scrawny, lanky, all skin and bones
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infiltrate
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(v.) slip into, creep into, penetrate
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nullify
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(v.)invalidate, annul
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perceptible
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(adj.) noticeable, discernible, observable
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plummet
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(v.) take a nosedive; (n.) a weight fastened to a line
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proclaim
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(v.) announce, promulgate
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proxy
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(n.) deputy, representative
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rankle
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(v.) irritate, vex, nettle, irk, gall
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scavenger
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(n.) rummager
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stint
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(v.) restrict, scrimp, economize; (n.) a limit or restriction
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stoical
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(adj.) unresponsive, inpassive
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unflagging
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(v.) steady, undiminished, unremitting
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