| A | B |
|---|
| abut | (v.) to join at one end or next to; prop up |
| attire | (n.) clothes, apparel; (v.) to dress or adorn |
| avail | (v.) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; (n.) use, benefit, or value |
| crony | (n.) a very close friend, pal, chum |
| cryptic | (adj.) puzzling or mystifying |
| divergent | (adj.) going in different directions; differing from each other; departing from convention, deviant |
| enmity | (n.) hatred, ill-will |
| fervent | (adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot |
| gaunt | (adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren |
| infiltrate | (v.) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily |
| nullify | (v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out |
| perceptible | (adj.) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind |
| plummet | (v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line |
| proclaim | (v.) to declare publicly or officially |
| proxy | (n.) an agent, substitute; a written permission alllowing one person to act in another's place |
| rankle | (v.) to cause anger, irritaion, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time) |
| scavenger | (n.) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies |
| stint | (v.) to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n.) a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity |
| stoical | (adj.) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain |
| unflagging | (adj.) tireless, continuing with vigor |
