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Set: Unit 9 Vocab

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	Term	Definition
	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