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Vocabulary Workshop, D/9
Vocabulary Workshop, Level D, Unit 9
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01/04/2006

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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; increase in intensity
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expedient
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a means to an end / advantageous, 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 (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 ride of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry / a pail
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