unit 9
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jodimccormack on February 24, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 AUXILIARY | giving assistance or support; a helper, aid |
| candid | frank, sincere; impartial; unposed |
| cubicle | (n.) a small room or compartment |
| drudgery | Work that is hard and tiresome |
| envoy | a representative or messenger (as of a government) |
| escalate | To elevate; to increase in intensity |
| expedient | A means to an end; advantageous, useful |
| feign | to pretend |
| flair | a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style |
| grievous | Causing sorrow or pain; serious |
| heterogeneous | Composed of different kinds, diverse |
| horde | A vast number (as of people); a throng |
| impel | To force, drive forward |
| incredulous | Disbelieving, skeptical |
| inscribe | write, engrave, or print as a lasting record |
| monologue | a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person |
| prognosis | (n) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation |
| rasping | (adj.) with a harsh, grating sound; (n.) a harsh sound |
| repugnant | Offensive, disagreeable, distasteful |
| scuttle | (v.) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry; (n.) a pail |
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