Unit 9 vocabulary (Auxiliary, Candid, Cubicle)

auxiliary

providing supplementary or additional help and support

candid

1) truthful and straightforward

2) (photograph or person) taken informally, especially without subject's knowledge

cubicle

a small partitioned off area of a room, for example on containing a bed in a dwelling or one containing a desk in an office

drudgery

hard menial or dull work

envoy

a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission

escalate

1) increase rapidly

2) become or cause to become more intense or serious

expedient

adj) (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral

n) a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral

feign

pretend to be affected by (feeling, state, or injury)

flair

1) a special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something well

2)stylishness and originality

grievous

(of something bad) very severe or serious

heterogeneous

diverse in character or content

horde

a large group of people

impel

drive, force, or urge someone to do something

incredulous

(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something

inscribe

write/carve (words or symbols) on something especially as a formal or permanent record

monologue

a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program

prognosis

the likely course of a disease or ailment

rasping

harsh sounding and unpleasant

repugnant

extremely distasteful

scuttle

1) a metal container with a sloping hinged lid & a handle used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire

2) run hurriedly with short quick steps