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20 Cards in this Set
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Auxiliary
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Giving support; 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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expidient
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a means to an end; 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 of people; a throng
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impel
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to force, drive forward
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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 speechby 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 diease or situation
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rasping
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with a harsh, grating sound; a harsh sound
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repuugnant
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offensive, 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 desi
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