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
cro'ny
(n.) a very close friend, chum, buddy
ant: adversary, rival
cryp'tic
(adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
ant: crystal clear, unambiguous
diver'gent
(adj.) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant
syn: not in agreement, differing, unorthodox, unconventional
ant: merging, intersecting, converging, orthodox, conventional
en'mity
(n.) hatred, ill-will
syn: hostility, animosity
ant: friendship, amity
fer'vent
(adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate, extremely hot
syn: enthusiastic, burning, blazing, scorching
ant: blase, apathetic, restrained, emotionless
gaunt
(adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare and barren
syn: lean, lanky, all skin and bones
in'filtrate
(v.) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
syn: slip into, creep into, penetrate
null'ify
(v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
syn: invalidate, annul
ant: confirm, endorse ratify, sanction
percep'tible
(adj.) capable of being grasped by the senses of the mind
syn: noticeable, discernible, observable
ant: invisible, unnoticeable, indiscernible
plumm'et
(v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line
syn: (v.) take a nosedive
ant: (v.) soar, skyrocket
proclaim'
(v.) to declare publicly or officially
syn: announce, promulgate
ant: conceal, cover up
prox'y
(n.) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
syn: deputy
ran'kle
(v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)
syn: irritate, vex, nettle, irk
ant: please, gratify
scav'enger
(n.) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse of dead bodies
syn: 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
syn: (v.) restrict, scrimp, economize
ant: (v.) splurge, squander, lavish
sto'ical
(adj.) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
syn: unresponsive, impassive
ant: excitable, emotional, hotheaded
unflagg'ing
(adj.) tireless, continuing with vigor
syn: steady, undiminished, unremitting
ant: diminishing, drooping, sagging