Abut
(v.) to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
SYN: border on, bolster
Attire
(n.) clothes, apparel, garb; (v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck
SYN: (n) clothing
Avail
(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
Crony
(n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy
ANT: enemy, rival
Cryptic
(adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
ANT: crystal clear, unambiguous
Divergent
(adj.) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation, deviant
synonyms: not in agreement, differing, unorthodox, unconventional / antonyms:merging, intersecting, converging, orthodox, conventional
Enmity
(n.) hatred, ill-will
synonyms: hostility, animosity, antagonism / antonyms:friendship, amity
Fervent
(adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, burning, blazing, scorching / antonyms:blas�, apathetic, restrained, emotionless
Gaunt
(adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
synonyms: lean, scrawny, lanky, all skin and bones / antonyms: plump, chubby, stout, corpulent
Infiltrate
(v.) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
synonyms: slip into, creep into, penetrate
Nullify
(v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
synonyms: invalidate, annul / antonyms: confirm, endorse, ratify, sanction
Perceptible
(adj.) capable of being grasped by the sense or mind
synonyms: noticeable, discernible, observable / antonyms: invisible, unnoticeable, indiscernible
Plummet
(v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line
synonyms:(v.) take a nosedive / antonyms: (v.) soar, skyrocket
Proclaim
(v.) to declare publicly or officially
synonyms: announce, promulgate / antonyms: conceal, cover up
Proxy
(n.) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
synonyms: deputy, representative
Rankle
(v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)
synonyms: irritate, vex, nettle, irk, gall / antonyms: please, delight, gratify
Scavenger
(n.) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
synonym: rummager
Stint
(v.) to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n.) a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity
synonyms: (v.) restrict, scrimp, economize / antonyms: (v.) splurge, squander, lavish
Stoical
(adj.) self-controlled; not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
synonyms: unresponsive, impassive / antonyms: excitable, emotional, hotheaded
Unflagging
(v.) tireless, continuing with vigor
synonyms: steady, undiminished, unremitting/ antonyms: diminishing, drooping, sagging