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Section9Vocab
Sadlier-Oxford Level D
Question | Answer |
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auxiliary | giving assisstance or support; a helper, aid |
candid | frank, sincere; impartial; unposed |
cubicle | a small room or compartment |
drudgery | work that is hard and tiresome |
envoy | a representative or messenger (as of a government) |
escalate | to elevate; to increase in intensity |
expedient | a means to an end; advantageous, useful |
feign | to pretend |
flair | a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style |
grievous | causing sorrow or pain; serious |
heterogeneous | composed of different kinds, diverse |
horde | a vast number (as of people); a throng |
impel | to force, drive forward |
incredulous | disbelieving, skeptical |
inscribe | to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list |
monologue | a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person |
prognosis | a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation |
rasping | with a harsh, grating sound; a harsh sound |
repugnant | offensive, disagreeable, distasteful |
scuttle | to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry; a pail |