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20 Cards in this Set
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Auxiliary
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a helper or aid
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candid
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frank, sincere, impartial
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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
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escalate
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to elavate to icrease intensity
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expedient
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advantagous useful, a means to an end
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feign
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to pretend
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flair
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a distinctive style, a talent
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grevious
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causing sorrow or pain
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heterogeneous
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diverse
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horde
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a vast number
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impel
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to force or drive forward
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incredulous
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disbeleiving or skeptical
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inscribe
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to write or engrave
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monologue
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a speech by one actor, a long talk
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prognosis
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a forecast, outcome
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rasping
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with a harsh grating sound
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repugnant
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offensive, disagreeable
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scuttle
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to sink a ship by cutting a hole in it, a pail
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