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Unit 9 Vocab
vocab workshop
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English
9th Grade
01/24/2010

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auxiliary
Definition
adj. giving assistance or support
noun. a helper,aid

adj. additional, back up
noun. reserve, accessory
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candid
Definition
frank, sincere; impartial: unposed

forthright, plainspoken, unbiased
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cubicle
Definition
a small room or campartment

enclosure, hole in the wall
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drudgery
Definition
work that is hard and tiresome

toil, labor, grind
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envoy
Definition
a representative or messenger (as a govermnent)

agent, ambassador, emissary, minister
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escalate
Definition
to elevate; to increase in intensity

climb, raise, ascend, mount
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expedient
Definition
noun. a means to an end
adj. advantageous, useful

noun. contrivance, device
adj. serviceable
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feign
Definition
to pretend

fake, sham, affect, simulate
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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

painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant
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heterogeneous
Definition
composed of diffrent kinds, diverse

miscellaneous, mixed, variegated
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horde
Definition
a vast number (as of people); a throng

crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm
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impel
Definition
to force, drive foward

urge, push, spur, propel, incite
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incredulous
Definition
disbelieving, skeptical

dubious, mistrestful, doubting
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inscribe
Definition
to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list

imprint, enroll, enlist
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monologue
Definition
a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person

solilquy, recitation
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prognosis
Definition
a forcast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation

prediction, projection
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rasping
Definition
adj. with a harsh, grating sound
noun. a harsh sound
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repugnant
Definition
offensive, disagreeable, distasteful

hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive
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scuttle
Definition
verb. to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry
noun. a pail

verb. abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump
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