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