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Vocab Unit 8 Level C
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Level C
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| abut | (v) to join at one end or next to; to support, prop up (syn) border on, bolster |
| attire | (n) clothes, apparel garb; (v) to dress, adorn or bedeck (syn) (n) clothing |
| avail | (v) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; use, to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; (n) use, benefit, or value |
| crony | (n) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy (ant) enemy, rival |
| cryptic | (adj) puzzling, mystifying or enigmatic (ant) crystal clear, unambiguous |
| divergent | (adj) going in different directions; differing from each other; departing from convention, deviant (syn) not in agreement, differing, unorthodox, unconventional (ant) merging, intersecting, converging, orthodox, conventional |
| enmity | (n) hatred, ill-will (syn) hostility, animosity, antagonism (ant) friendship, amity |
| fervent | (adj) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot (syn) enthusiatic, ardent, burning, blazing, scorching (ant) blasé, apathetic, restrained, emotionless |
| gaunt | (adj) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren (syn) lean, scrawny, lanky, all skin and bones (ant) plump,chubby, stout, corpulent |
| infiltrate | (v) to pass through, or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily (syn) slip into, creep into, penetrate |
| nullify | (v) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out (syn) invalidate, annul (ant) confirm, endorse, ratify, sanction |
| perceptible | (adj) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind (syn) noticeable, discernible, observable (ant) invisible, unnoticeable, indiscernible |
| plummet | (v) to plunge straight down; (n) a weight fastened to a line (syn) (v) to take a nosedive (ant) (v) soar, skyrocket |
| proclaim | (v) to declare publicly or officially (syn) announce, promulgate (ant) conceal, cover up |
| proxy | (n) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place (syn) deputy, representative |
| rankle | (v) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time) (syn) irritate, vex, nettle, irk, gail (ant) please, delight, gratify |
| scavenger | (n) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies (syn) rummager |
| stint | (v) to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n) a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity (syn) (v) restrict, scrimp, economize (ant) (v) splurge, squander, lavish |
| stoical | (adj) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain (syn) unresponsive, impassive (ant) excitable, emotional, hotheaded |
| unflagging | (v) tireless, continuing with vigor (syn) steady, undiminished, unremitting (ant) diminishing, drooping, sagging |
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