| A | B |
| auxiliary (adj) | giving assistance or support |
| candid (adj) | frank, sincere; impartial; unposed |
| cubicle (n) | a small room or compartment |
| drudgery (n) | work that is hard and tiresome |
| envoy (n) | a representative or messenger (as of a governent) |
| escalate (v) | to elevate; to increase in intensity |
| expedient (n) | a means to an end |
| feign (v) | to pretend |
| flair (n) | a natural quality, talent, or skill |
| grievous (adj) | causing sorrow or pain; serious |
| heterogeneous (adj) | composed of different kinds, diverse |
| horde (n) | a vast number (as of people); a throng |
| impel (v) | to force, drive forward |
| incredulous (adj) | disbelieving, skeptical |
| inscribe (v) | to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list |
| monologue (n) | a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person |
| prognosis (n) | a forecast of the probable course and ourcome of a disease of situation |
| rasping (adj) | with a harsh, grating sound |
| repugnant (adj) | offensive, disagreeable, distasteful |
| scuttle (v) | to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way |