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19 Cards in this Set
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Auxilliary |
giving assistance or support; a helper |
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Candid |
frank, sincere; impartial, unposed |
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Cubicle |
a small room or compartment |
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Drudgery |
work that is hard and tiresome |
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Envoy |
a representative or messenger (as of government) |
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Escalate |
to elevate; to increase intensity |
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Expedient |
a means to an end; advantageous, useful |
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Feign |
to pretend |
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Grevious |
causing sorrow or pain; serious |
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Heterogeneous |
composed of different kinds, diverse |
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Horde |
a vast number (as of people) |
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Impel |
to force, drive forward |
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Incredulous |
disbelieving, skeptical |
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Inscribe |
to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list |
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Monologue |
a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person |
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Prognosis |
a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation |
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Rasping |
with a harsh, grating sound |
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Repugnant |
offensive, disagreeable, distasteful |
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Scuttle |
to sink a ship by cutting holes into it; to get rid of something in a decisive way |
