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Vocab 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| auxiliary | Giving assistance or support, a helper/aid |
| candid | frank, sincere, impartial, unposed |
| cubicle | a small room or compartment |
| drudgery | work that is hard or tiresome |
| envoy | a representative or messenger (as of govt) |
| 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 |
| impel | to force, drive foreward |
| incredulous | disbelieving, skeptical |
| inscribe | to write or engrave, to enter a name on a list |
| monologue | a speech by one actor, a long talk by one person |
| prognosis | a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation |
| rasping | with a harsh, grating sound; a harsh sound |
| repugnant | offensive, disagreeable, distateful |
| scuttle | to sink a ship by cutting holes in it, to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry; a pail |