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auxillary
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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 or tiresome
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envoy
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representative or messanger (as of a government)
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escalate
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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
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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 rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry; a pail
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