Vocabulary Quiz: Abut, Attire, Crony, Divergent, Gaunt, Nullify, Plummet, Rankle

<p>To make of no value or consequence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Declaring publicly or officially</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Capable of being grasped by the senses or mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>abut = to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up attire = clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck cravat = a neckband, scarf, or tie worn as part of formal or professional attire stint = to limit, be sparing or frugal; a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>gaunt = thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren fervent = very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot enmity = hatred, ill-will stoical = self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>plummet = to plunge straight down scavenger = a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies infiltrate = to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily proclaim = to declare publicly or officially</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>divergent = going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant cryptic = puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic unflagging = tireless, continuing with vigor perceptible = capable of being grasped by the senses or mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>nullify = to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out avail = to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; use, benefit, or value proxy = an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another’s place rankle = to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>crony = a very close friend, chum, buddy stoical = self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain scavenger = a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies cryptic = puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic</p> Signup and view all the answers