Unit 8 Vocabulary Flashcards

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abut

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(v.) to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up

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attire

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(n.) clothes, apparel, garb; (v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck

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crony

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(n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy

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divergent

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(adj.) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation, deviant

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gaunt

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(adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren

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nullify

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(v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out

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plummet

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(v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line

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rankle

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To cause continuing anger or irritation

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scavenger

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(n.) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies

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stoical

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(adj.) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain