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Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 9
Words and definitions for unit 9 (level D)
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| auxiliary | (adj) assistance, support, back-up (n) a helper, aid, reserve, accessory |
| candid | (adj) frank, sincere, forthright, plainspoken, unposed |
| cubicle | (n) a small room or compartment, enclosure, hole-in-th-wall |
| drudgery | (n) hard work, tiresome, toil, labor, grind |
| envoy | (n) representative, messenger, ambassador, emissary |
| escalate | (v) to elevate; increase in intensity; ascent, mount |
| expedient | (n) a means to an end; contrivance (adj) advantageous, serviceable |
| feign | (v) to pretend, fake, sham, affect, simulate |
| flair | (n) a natural quality, talent; aptitude, bent, knack, panache |
| grievous | (adj) causing sorrow or pain; serious, onerous, flagrant, heartrending |
| heterogeneous | (adj0 composed of different kinds, diverse; variegated |
| horde | (n) a vast number; a throng; mass, multitude, host, swarm |
| impel | (v) to force, drive forward; urge, push, spur, propel, incite |
| incredulous | (adj) disbelieving, skeptical, dubious, mistrustful |
| inscribe | (v) to write or engrave; enlist, enroll |
| monologue | (n) a speech by on actor; a long talk, soliloquy, recitation |
| prognosis | (n) a forecast of probable course and outcome of a situation or disease; prediction |
| rasping | (adj) with a harsh sound, scratchy, abrasive (n) a harsh sound |
| repugnant | (adj) offensive, disagreeable, odious, revolting, repulsive |
| scuttle | (v) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it, abandon, discard (n) a pail |
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