Unit 9

Question 1

Candid

Answer 1

(Adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed

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

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

Question 7

Feign

Answer 7

(V.) to pretend

Question 8

Flair

Answer 8

(N.) a natural quality, talent, or skill

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

Question 14

Inscribe

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Monologue

Answer 15

(N.) 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 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

Question 19

Scuttle

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Auxiliary

Answer 20

(Adj.) giving assistance or support (n.) a helper, aid