Unit 9

Question 0

candid

Answer 0

(adj) frank, sincere; impartial, unposed

Syn: forthright, plainspoken, unbiased

Question 1

auxiliary

Answer 1

(adj) giving assistance or support; (n) a helper, aid

Question 2

cubicle

Answer 2

(n) a small room or compartment

Question 3

drudgery

Answer 3

(n) work that is hard and tiresome

Question 4

envoy

Answer 4

(n) a representative or messenger(as of a government)

Syn: agent, ambassador, emissary, minister

Question 5

escalate

Answer 5

(v) to elevate; to increase in intensity

Question 6

expedient

Answer 6

(n) a means to an end; (adj) advantageous, useful

Syn: contrivance, device, serviceable

Question 7

feign

Answer 7

(v) to pretend

Question 8

flair

Answer 8

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

Question 9

grievous

Answer 9

(adj) causing sorrow or pain; serious

Question 10

heterogeneous

Answer 10

(adj) composed of different kinds, diverse

Question 11

horde

Answer 11

(n) a vast number (as of people); a throng

Question 12

impel

Answer 12

(v) to force, drive forward

Question 13

incredulous

Answer 13

(adj) disbelieving, skeptical

Syn: dubious, mistrustful, doubting

Question 14

inscribe

Answer 14

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

Question 15

monologue

Answer 15

(Adj) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person

Question 16

prognosis

Answer 16

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

Question 17

rasping

Answer 17

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

Question 18

repugnant

Answer 18

(adj) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful

Syn: hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive

Question 19

scuttle

Answer 19

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