| A | B |
|---|
| abut | to join at one end or next to; prop up |
| attire | clothes, apparel (v.) to dress or adorn |
| avail | to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; (n) 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 stealthily |
| nullify | to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out |
| plummet | tp plunge straight down; (n) a weight fastened to a line |
| preceptible | capable of being grasped by the senses or mind |
| proclaim | to declare publicly or officially |
| proxy | an agent, substitiute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (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 frugal (n) 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 |
