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Level D Unit 9
Stack #219323
Question | Answer |
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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 (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; to run hastily (N) a pail |