Term | Definition |
auxilary | (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 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 a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry; (n.) a pail |