Unit 9 Vocab Flashcards
auxiliary
giving assistance or support
candid
frank,sincere,impartial,unposed.
cubicle
a small room or compartment`
Drudgery
work that is hard and tiresome
envoy
a representative or messenger for the government
escalate
to elevate, to increase in intensity.
expedient
a means to an end, advantageous, useful.
feign
to pretend
flair
a natural quality, talent, or skill, a distinctive style
grievous
causing sorrow or pain, serious
heterogeneous
composed of different kinds, diverse
horde
a vast number 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 talk 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 cutting holes in it, to get rid of something in a decisive way,to run hastily, scurry, a pail.
