chapter 9 Flashcards

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auxilary

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giving assistance or support

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candid

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sincere

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cubicle

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a small room

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drudgery

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work that is hard or tiresome

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envoy

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a representive or messenger

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escalate

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to elevate

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expediant

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a means to an end; advantgeous, useful

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feign

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to pretend

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flair

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a natural quality, talent, or skill

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grievous

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causing sorrow or pain; serious

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heterogeneous

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composed of different kinds

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horde

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a vast number

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impel

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to force, drive foward

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incredulous

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disbelieving, skeptical

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inscribe

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to write or engrave

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monologue

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a speech by one actor

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prognosis

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a forecast of the probable course of a situation

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rasping

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with harsh, grating sound

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repugnant

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offensive, disagreeable

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scuttle

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to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily; a pail