Unit Eight Vocab

(v.) to pass through or gain entrance; to gradually or stealthily

syn: slip into, creep into, penetrate

• nullify

• infiltrate

• stint

• rankle

(n.) clothes, apparel, garb

(v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck

syn: (n.) clothing

• crony

• attire

• enmity

• gaunt

(v.) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit

(n.) use, benefit, or value

• fervent

• attire

• avail

• abut

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

ant: adversary, rival

• scavenger

• divergent

• proxy

• crony

(adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic

ant: crystal clear, unambiguous

• cryptic

• enmity

• divergent

• nullify

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

syn: border on, bolster

• abut

• avail

• stint

• proxy

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

syn: not in agreement, differing, unorthodox, unconventional

ant: merging, intersecting, converging, orthodox, conventional

• cryptic

• divergent

• enmity

• nullify

(adj.) tireless, continuing with vigor

syn: steady, undiminished, unremitting

ant: diminishing, drooping, sagging

• abut

• ferent

• avail

• unflagging

(n.) hatred, ill-will

syn: hostility, animosity

ant: friendship, amity

• divergent

• nullify

• enmity

• crytic

(adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot

syn: enthusiastic, burning, blazing, scorching

ant: blase, apathetic, restrained, emotionless

• rankle

• enmity

• avail

• fervent