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Vocab unit 9 9 d
Jenkins Vocabulary unit 9 definitions 9th grade level D
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 (a of a government) |
| Escalate | v. to elevate; to 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 decisive way; to run hastily, scurry; n. a pail |