vocabulary
Abut
To join at one end or be next to, to support, prop up
Divergent
Going in different directions
Perceptible
Capable of being grasped by the sense of mind
Scavenger
A person who collects or removes usable items from waste material, an animal that feeds on dead bodies
Chafe
To warm by rubbing, to wear sore by rubbing
Attire
Clothes, apparel, garb, adorn
Enmity
hatred, ill will
Plummet
To plunge straight down
Stint
To limit, be sparing or frugal
dire
dreadful, causing fear
Avail
To be of use or benefit to, to make use of, value
Gaunt
Thin and bony, starved looking
Proclaim
To declare publicly or officially
Stoical
Self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
disgruntled
In bad humor, annoyed
Crony
A very close friend, chum, or buddy
Infiltrate
To pass through or gain entrance to gradually, stealthy
Proxy
An agent, substitute, written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
Unflagging
Tireless, continuing with vigor
Prodigy
Something wonderful or marvelous, a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent.
Cryptic
Puzzling, mystifying, enigmatic
Nullify
To make of no value or consequence
Rankle
To cause anger, irritation, or bitterness
apt
Suitable, fitting
Recluse
A person who leads life shut up or withdrawn from the world