Unit 9 Flashcards

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Frank, sincere; impartial; unposed

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Candid

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Giving assistance or support; a helper, aid

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Auxiliary

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A small room or compartments

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Cubicle

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Work that is hard and tiresome

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Drudgery

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A representative or messenger

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Envoy

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To elevate; increased in intensity

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Escalate

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A means to end; advantageous , useful

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Expedient

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To pretend

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Feign

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A natural quality, talent, skill; a distinctive style

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Flair

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Causing sorrow or pain; serious

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Grievous

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Composed of different kinds, diverse

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Heterogeneous

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A vast number; a throng

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Horde

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To force, Drve forward

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Impel

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Disbelieving, skeptical

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Incredulous

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To write Bellingrade; to enter a name on a list

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Inscribe

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Speech by one after; a long talk by one person

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Monologue

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The forecast of the probable course and outcome of the disease or situation

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Prognosis

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Dejarse, grating sound; a harsh sound

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Rasping

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First, just agreeable, this tasteful

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Repugnant

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Think I’m set by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scary; a pill

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Scuttle