| A | B |
|---|
| abut | to join at one end or next to; to support, prop up |
| attire | clothes, apparel, to dress or adorn |
| avail | to be of use or benefit to , to make use of , use, benefit, or value |
| crony | a very close friend, pal, chum |
| cryptic | puzzling or mystifying |
| divergent | going in different directions, differing from each other, departing from convention, deviant |
| enmity | hatred, ill-will |
| fervent | very earnest, emotional, passionate, extremely hot |
| gaunt | thin and bony, starved looking, bare, barren |
| infiltrate | to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stesalthily |
| nullify | to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out |
| perceptible | capable of being grasped by the senses or mind |
| plummet | to plunge straight down, a weight fastened to a line |
| proclaim | to declare publicly or officially |
| proxy | an agent, substitute, a written permission allowing 1 person to act in another's place |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or bitteness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time) |
| scavenger | a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials, an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies |
| stint | to limit, be sparing or furgal, a limit or restriction, a fixed share of work or duty, a period of activity |
| stoical | self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain |
| unflagging | tireless, continuing with vigor |
