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auxiliary
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giving assistance or support (n.) a helper aid
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candid
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frank, sincere; impartial;unposed
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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 repersentative or messenger
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escalate
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to elevate; to increase in intensity
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expedient
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a means to an end (adj.) advantageous, useful
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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; a distinctive style
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grievous
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causing sorrow or pain; serious
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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 (as of people); a throng
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impel
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to force, drive foward
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incredulous
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disbelieving, skeptical
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inscribe
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to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
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monologue
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a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
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prognosis
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a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situatuon
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rasping
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with a harsh, grating sound (n.)harsh sound
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repugnant
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offensive, disagreeable, disasteful
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scuttle
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to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of someting in a decisive way; to run hastily ,scurry (n) a pail
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