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21 Cards in this Set
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auxiliary
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giving assistnace or support
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candid
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sincere
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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 elevate; to increase in intensity
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expendient
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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 natural quality, talent, or skill
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grieveous
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causing sorrow or pain
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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
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impel
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to force, dirve forward
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incredulous
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disbelieving, skeptical
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inscribe
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to write or ingrave; to enter a name on a list
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monologue
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a speach by one actor; long talk by a 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
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repugnant
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offensivem 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;
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repugnant
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offensivem disagreeable, distasteful
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