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

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auxiliary

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(adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed

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candid

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(n.) a small room or compartment

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cubicle

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(n.) work that is hard and tiresome

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drudgery

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(n.) a represntative or messenger (as of government)

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envoy

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(v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity

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escalate

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

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expediant

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(v) to pretend

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feign

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

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flair

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(adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious

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grievous

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(adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse

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heterogeneous

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(adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse

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horde

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(v.) to force, drive forward

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impel

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(adj.) disbelieving, skeptical

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incredulous

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

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inscribe

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(n.) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person

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monolouge

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

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prognosis

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

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rasping

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(adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful

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repugnant

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(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

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scuttle