Quizlet

Flashcards: Unit 9 Vocab

Instructions

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  2. Fold each page down the middle along the solid vertical line.
  3. Cut along the dotted horizontal lines.
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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 government)
Escalate(v) to elevate; increase in intensity
Expedient(n) a means 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; to run hastily, scurry; (n) a pail