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WorksheetsVocabulary Unit 8 - Definitions (20 Words)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
1. to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
proxy
abut
divergent
gaunt
2. clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck
rankle
stoical
nullify
attire
3. to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; use, benefit, or value
infiltrate
avail
rankle
fervent
4. a very close friend, chum, buddy
proxy
enmity
crony
scavenger
5. puzzling, mystifying, enigmatic
scavenger
enmity
cryptic
perceptible
6. going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant
divergent
perceptible
unflagging
abut
7. hatred, ill-will
proclaim
nullify
fervent
enmity
8. very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
perceptible
fervent
divergent
proxy
9. thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
fervent
unflagging
perceptible
gaunt
10. to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
nullify
plummet
infiltrate
stint
11. to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
enmity
nullify
rankle
avail
12. capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
perceptible
proclaim
infiltrate
divergent
13. to plunge straight down; a weight fastened to a line
plummet
divergent
infiltrate
proclaim
14. to declare publicly or officially
proxy
stint
proclaim
avail
15. an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
scavenger
gaunt
abut
proxy
16. to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)
stoical
rankle
enmity
plummet
17. a person who collects or removes useable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
unflagging
cryptic
scavenger
gaunt
18. to limit, be sparing, or frugal; a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity
stint
avail
rankle
enmity
19. self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
abut
perceptible
stoical
unflagging
20. tireless, continuing with vigor
proxy
unflagging
enmity
divergent
