Unit 9 Flashcards
Auxiliary
giving assistance or support; a helper, aid
Candid
frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
Cubicle
a small room or compartment
Drudgery
work that is hard or tiresome (literally just living)
Envoy
A messenger
Escalate
To elevate; increase in intensity
Expedient
a means to an end; advantageous, useful
Feign
To pretend
Flair
A talent, quality, or skill
Grievous
Causing sorrow or pain; serious
Heterogeneous
composed of all 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 tal 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 putting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry; a pail
