English 1-H-Vocab Units 9-10
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 auxiliary | (adj) giving assistance or support; (n) a helper, aid |
| candid | (adj) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed |
| cubicle | (n) a small room or compartment |
| drudgery | (n) work that is hard and tiresome |
| envoy | (n) a representative or messenger (as of gov.) |
| escalate | (v) to elevate; to increase in intensity |
| expedient | (n) a means to come to an end; (adj) advantageous, useful |
| feign | (v) to pretend |
| flair | (n) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style |
| grievous | (adj) causing sorrow or pain; serious |
| heterogeneous | (adj) composed of different kinds; diverse |
| horde | (n) a vast number (as of people); a throng |
| impel | (v) to force, drive forward |
| incredulous | (adj) disbelieving; skeptical |
| inscribe | (v) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list |
| monologue | (n) 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 | (adj) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful |
| scuttle | (v) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; (v) to run hastily, scurry; (n) a pail |
| adept | (adj) thoroughly skilled; (n) an expert |
| aspire | (v) to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend |
| bleak | (adj) bare, dreary, dismal |
| chide | (v) to blame, scold |
| despicable | (adj) worthy of scorn, contemptible |
| diminutive | (adj) small, smaller than most others of the same type |
| emancipate | (v) to free from slavery; to release or liberate |
| erroneous | (adj) incorrect, containing mistakes |
| exploit | (v) to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; (n) a feat, deed |
| extemporaneous | (adj) made or delivered on the spur of the moment |
| impair | (v) to make imperfect, damage, harm |
| invincible | (adj) not able to be defeated, unbeatable |
| languid | (adj) drooping; without energy, sluggish |
| mire | (n) mud; wet swampy ground; a tough situation; (v) to get stuck |
| obtrusive | (adj) forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out |
| preamble | (n) an introduction to a speech or piece of writing |
| render | (v) to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract |
| rugged | (adj) rough, irregular; severe, stern, strong; stormy |
| skeptical | (adj) inclined to doubt, slow to accept something as true |
| slipshod | (adj) untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy |
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