Unit 9

Question 1

auxiliary

Answer 1

(adj) Giving assistance or support (n) a helper/aid

Question 2

Candid

Answer 2

(adj) frank, sincere, impartial, unposed

Question 3

cubicle

Answer 3

(n) a small room or apartment

Question 4

drudgery

Answer 4

(n) work that is hard and tiresome

Question 5

envoy

Answer 5

(n) a representative or messenger

Question 6

escalate

Answer 6

(v) to elevate, to increase in intensity

Question 7

expedient

Answer 7

(n) a means to an end (adj) advantageous

Question 8

feign

Answer 8

(v) to pretend

Question 9

flair

Answer 9

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

Question 10

grievous

Answer 10

(adj) causing sorrow or pain, serious

Question 11

heterogeneous

Answer 11

(adj) composed of different kinds, diverse

Question 12

horde

Answer 12

(n) a vast number (as of people)

Question 13

impel

Answer 13

(v) to force, to drive forward

Question 14

incredulous

Answer 14

(adj) disbelieving, skeptical

Question 15

inscribe

Answer 15

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

Question 16

monologue

Answer 16

(n) a speech by one actor, a long talk by one person

Question 17

prognosis

Answer 17

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

Question 18

rasping

Answer 18

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

Question 19

repugnant

Answer 19

(adj) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful

Question 20

scuttle

Answer 20

(v) to sink by cutting hole in it, to get rid of something in a decisive way, to run hastily, scurry (n) a pail