Unit 9 sadlier

auxiliary

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(adj.) giving assistance or support; (n.) a helper, aid

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candid

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(adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed

DEFINITION

cubicle

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(n.) a small room or compartment

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drudgery

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(n.) work that is hard and tiresome

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envoy

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(n.) a represntative or messenger (as of government)

DEFINITION

escalate

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(v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity

DEFINITION

expedient

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(n.) a means to an end; (adj.) advantageous, useful

DEFINITION

feign

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(v) to pretend

DEFINITION

flair

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(n.) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style

DEFINITION

grievous

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(adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious

DEFINITION

heterogeneous

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(adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse

DEFINITION

horde

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(n.) a vast number (as of people); a throng

DEFINITION

impel

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(v.) to force, drive forward

DEFINITION

incredulous

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(adj.) disbelieving, skeptical

DEFINITION

inscribe

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(v.) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list

DEFINITION

monologue

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(n.) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person

DEFINITION

prognosis

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(n.) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation

DEFINITION

rasping

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(adj.) with a harsh, grating sound; (n.) a harsh sound

DEFINITION

repugnant

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(adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful

DEFINITION

scuttle

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(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