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20 Cards in this Set
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auxiliary
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(adj) giving assistance or support
(n) a helper, aid |
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candid
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(adj) frank, sincere; impartial, unposed
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cubicle
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(n) a small room or compartment
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drudgery
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(n) work that is hard and tiresome
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envoy
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(n) a representative or messenger (as of a government)
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escalate
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(v) to elevate; to increase in intensity
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expedient
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(n) a means to an end
(adj) advantageous, useful |
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feign
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(v) to pretend
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flair
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(n) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
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grievous
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(adj) causing sorrow or pain; serious
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heterogeneous
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(adj) composed of different kinds, diverse
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horde
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(n) a vast number (as of people); a throng
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impel
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(v) to force, drive forward
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incredulous
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(adj) disbelieving, skeptical
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inscribe
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(v) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
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monologue
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(n) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
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prognosis
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(n) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
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rasping
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(adj) with a harsh, grating sound;
(n) a harsh sound |
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repugnant
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(adj) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
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scuttle
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(v) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry;
(n) a pail |
