Eighth Grade Unit 8 Vocab.

Front 1

abut

Back 1

(v) to join at one end or be next to;

to support, prop up

Front 2

attire

Back 2

(n) clothes, apparel, garb

(v) to dress, adorn, or bedeck

Front 3

avail

Back 3

(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

Front 4

crony

Back 4

(n) a very close friend, chum, buddy

Front 5

cryptic

Back 5

(adj) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic

Front 6

divergent

Back 6

(adj) going in different directions;

different from each other; departing

from convention, deviant

Front 7

enmity

Back 7

(n) hatred, ill-will

Front 8

fervent

Back 8

(adj) very earnest, emotional,

passionate; extremely hot

Front 9

gaunt

Back 9

(adj) thin and bony, starved looking;

bare, barren

Front 10

infiltrate

Back 10

(v) to pass through or gain entrance to

gradually or stealthily

Front 11

nullify

Back 11

(v) to make of no value or

consequence, cancel, wipe out

Front 12

perceptible

Back 12

(adj) capable of being grasped by

the senses or mind

Front 13

plummet

Back 13

(v) to plunge straight down

(n) a weight fastened to a line

Front 14

proclaim

Back 14

(v) to declare publicly or officially

Front 15

proxy

Back 15

(n) an agent, substitute; a written

permission allowing one person

to act in another's place

Front 16

rankle

Back 16

(v) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness

(with the suggestion that the pain grows

worse with time)

Front 17

scavenger

Back 17

(n) a person who collects or removes

usable items from waste materials;

an animal that feeds on refuse or

dead bodies

Front 18

stint

Back 18

(v) to limit, be sparing or frugal

(n) a limit or restriction; a fixed share

of work or duty; a period of activity

Front 19

stoical

Back 19

(adj) self-controlled, not showing

feeling in response to pressure or pain

Front 20

unflagging

Back 20

(adj) tireless, continuing with vigor