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Chapter 9 Vocab Gr.9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| auxillary | giving assistance or support |
| candid | frank,sincere;impartial;unposed |
| cubicle | a small room or compartment |
| drudgery | work tht is hard and tiresome |
| envoy | a representive or messenger |
| escalate | to elevate,to increase in intensity |
| expedient | a means to an end |
| feign | to pretend |
| flair | a natural quality, tanent |
| grievous | causing sorrow or pain |
| hetrogeneous | composed of different kinds |
| horde | a vast number |
| impel | to force,drive forward |
| incredulous | disbelieving,skeptical |
| incribe | to write or engrave |
| monologue | a speech by one actor |
| prognosis | a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease |
| rasping | with a harsh,grating sound |
| repugnant | offensive,disagreeable |
| scuttle | to sink a ship by cutting holes in it |