abut
to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
attire
clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck
avail
to be of use of benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; use, benefit, or value
crony
a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy
cryptic
puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
divergent
going in different direction; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant
enmity
hatred, ill-will
fervent
vert earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
gaunt
thin and bony, starved looking;bare, barren
infiltrate
to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
nullify
to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
perceptible
capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
plummet
to plunge straight down; a weight fastened to a line
proclaim
to declare publicly or officially
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)
scavenger
a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
stint
to limit, be sparing or frugal; a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity
stoical
self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
unflagging
tireless, continuing with vigor