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unit 9 vocab D
language arts vocab
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English
9th Grade
02/13/2013

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auxiliary
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giving assistance or support: a helper,aid
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candid
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frank,sincere,impartial;unposed
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cubicle
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a small room or compartment
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drudgery
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work that is hard and tiresome
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envoy
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a representative or messenger(as of a government)
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escalate
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to elevate; to increase in tensity
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expedient
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a means to an end: advantages,useful
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feign
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to pretend
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flair
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a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
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grievous
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causing sorrow or pain; serious
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heterogeneous
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composed of different kinds, diverse
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horde
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a vast number(of people); a throng
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impel
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to force,drive forward
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incredulous
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disbelieving, skeptical
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inscribe
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to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
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monologue
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a speech by one actor; along talk by one person
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prognosis
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a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
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rasping
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with a harsh, grating sound: a harsh sound
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repugnant
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offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
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scuttle
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to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way: to run hastily, scurry
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