| A | B |
| abut | to join at one end, border on. |
| attire | clothes, apparel. |
| avail | to be of use or benefit; to make use of. |
| crony | a very close friend or pal. |
| cryptic | puzzling or mystifying. |
| divergent | going in different directions |
| enmity | hatred, ill-will. |
| fervent | very earnest, emotional, passionate. |
| gaunt | thin and bony, starved-looking. |
| infiltrate | to pass through or gain entrance, gradually or stealthily. |
| nullfiy | to make of no value or consequence, cancel. |
| perceptible | capable of being grasped by the senses or mind. |
| plummet | to plunge straight down. |
| proclaim | to declare publicly or officially. |
| proxy | an agent, substitute; written permission allowing one person to act in another's place. |
| rankle | 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 | to limit, be sparing or frugal; a limit or restriction. |
| stoical | self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain. |
| unflagging | tireless, continuing with vigor. |