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Auxiliary |
giving assistance or support; a helper aid |
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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 in intensity |
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expedient |
a means to an end; advantageous, useful |
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feign |
to pretend |
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flair |
a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive quality |
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grievous |
causing sorrow or pain; serious |
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heterogeneous |
composed of different kinds, diverse |
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horde |
a vast number; a throng |
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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 |
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; a harsh sound |
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repugnant |
offensive, disagreeable, distasteful |
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scuttle |
to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry; a pail |
