| A | B |
|---|
| abut | (v.) to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up |
| attire | (n.) clothes, apparel, garb; (v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck |
| 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 |
| crony | (n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy |
| divergent | (adj.) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant |
| 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 |
| 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 allowing one person to act in another's place |
| rankle | (v.) to cause anger, irritation, 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 |
| stoical | (adj.) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain |
