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Vocabulary Unit 8 - Definitions (20 Words)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up

a)

proxy

b)

abut

c)

divergent

d)

gaunt

2.

2. clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck

a)

rankle

b)

stoical

c)

nullify

d)

attire

3.

3. to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; use, benefit, or value

a)

infiltrate

b)

avail

c)

rankle

d)

fervent

4.

4. a very close friend, chum, buddy

a)

proxy

b)

enmity

c)

crony

d)

scavenger

5.

5. puzzling, mystifying, enigmatic

a)

scavenger

b)

enmity

c)

cryptic

d)

perceptible

6.

6. going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant

a)

divergent

b)

perceptible

c)

unflagging

d)

abut

7.

7. hatred, ill-will

a)

proclaim

b)

nullify

c)

fervent

d)

enmity

8.

8. very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot

a)

perceptible

b)

fervent

c)

divergent

d)

proxy

9.

9. thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren

a)

fervent

b)

unflagging

c)

perceptible

d)

gaunt

10.

10. to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily

a)

nullify

b)

plummet

c)

infiltrate

d)

stint

11.

11. to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out

a)

enmity

b)

nullify

c)

rankle

d)

avail

12.

12. capable of being grasped by the senses or mind

a)

perceptible

b)

proclaim

c)

infiltrate

d)

divergent

13.

13. to plunge straight down; a weight fastened to a line

a)

plummet

b)

divergent

c)

infiltrate

d)

proclaim

14.

14. to declare publicly or officially

a)

proxy

b)

stint

c)

proclaim

d)

avail

15.

15. an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place

a)

scavenger

b)

gaunt

c)

abut

d)

proxy

16.

16. to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)

a)

stoical

b)

rankle

c)

enmity

d)

plummet

17.

17. a person who collects or removes useable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies

a)

unflagging

b)

cryptic

c)

scavenger

d)

gaunt

18.

18. to limit, be sparing, or frugal; a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity

a)

stint

b)

avail

c)

rankle

d)

enmity

19.

19. self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain

a)

abut

b)

perceptible

c)

stoical

d)

unflagging

20.

20. tireless, continuing with vigor

a)

proxy

b)

unflagging

c)

enmity

d)

divergent