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Vocab 9
Unit 9
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English
9th Grade
01/29/2009

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auxiliary
Definition
giving assistance or suport, a help aid
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candid
Definition
frank, sincere, impartial, unposed
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cubicle
Definition
a small room or compartment
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drudgery
Definition
work that is hard and tiresome
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envoy
Definition
a representative or messenger [as od a goverment]
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escalate
Definition
to elevate, to increase in intensity
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expedient
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a means to an end, advantageous, useful
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feign
Definition
to pretend
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flair
Definition
a natural quality, talent, or skill a distinctive style
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grievous
Definition
causing sorrow or pain, serious
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heterogeneous
Definition
composed of different kinds, diverse
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horde
Definition
a vast number [as 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, a long 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 hastuky scurry a pail
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