| A | B |
|---|
| abut | 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 | a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy |
| cryptic | puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic |
| divergent | going in different directions; different 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 stealthily |
| nullify | to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out |
| perceptible | capable of being grasped by the senses or mind |
| plummet | (v) to plunge straight down; (n) a weight fastened to a line |
| proclaim | to declare publicly or officially |
| proxy | an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place |
| rankle | (v) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness |
| scavenger | 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 |
| stoical | self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain |
| unflagging | tireless; continuing with vigor |
