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20 Cards in this Set
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AUXILIARY
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(ADJ) giving assistance or support
(N) a helper, aid |
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CANDID
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(ADJ) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
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CUBICLE
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(N) a small room or compartment
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DRUDGERY
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(N) work that is hard and tiresome
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ENVOY
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(N) a representative or messenger (as of a government)
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ESCALATE
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(V) to elevate; to increase in intensity
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EXPEDIENT
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(N) a means to an end
(ADJ) advantageous; useful |
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FEIGN
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(V) to pretend
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FLAIR
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(N) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
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GRIEVOUS
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(ADJ) causing sorrow or pain; serious
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HETEROGENEOUS
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(ADJ) composed of different kinds, diverse
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HORDE
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(N) a vast number (as of people); a throng
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IMPEL
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(V) to force, drive forward
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INCREDULOUS
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(ADJ) disbelieving, skeptical
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INSCRIBE
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(V) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
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MONOLOGUE
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(N) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
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PROGNOSIS
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(N) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
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RASPING
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(ADJ) with a harsh, grating sound
(N) a harsh sound |
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REPUGNANT
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(ADJ) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
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SCUTTLE
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(V) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something; to run hastily
(N) a pail |
