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Auxillary |
Giving assistance or support; (n) 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; increase in intensity |
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Expedient |
A means to an end; (adj) advantageous, useful. |
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Feign |
To pretend. |
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Flair |
A natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style. |
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Grievous |
Causing sorrow or pain; seroius. |
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Heterogeneous |
Composed of different kinds, diverse. |
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Horde |
A vast number (as of people); 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 |
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; 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 hastliy, scurry; a pail. |
