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Leaving Your Small Vocabulary Behind
Vocabulary 9 Unit 9
• drudgery (n.) • work that is hard and tiresome • repugnant (adj.) • offensive, disagreeable, distasteful • monologue (n.) • a speech by one actor; a long talk by
one person
• candid (adj.) • frank, sincere; impartial; unposed • escalate (v.) • to elevate; to increase in intensity • feign (v.) • to pretend
• flair (n.) • a natural quality, talent, or skill; a
distinctive style
• prognosis (n.) • a forecast of the probably course
and outcome of a disease or situation
• scuttle • (v.) to sink a ship by cutting holes
into it; to get rid of something in a decisive way;
• (v.) to run hastily, scurry; • (n.) a pail• impel (v.) • to force, drive forward
The navigator was no longer able to feign an ability to guide the
submarine.
• frank, sincere; impartial; unposed • candid (adj.) • to elevate; to increase in intensity • escalate (v.) • to pretend • feign (v.)
• (v.) to sink a ship by cutting holes into it; to get rid of something in a decisive way;
• (v.) to run hastily, scurry; • (n.) a pail• scuttle • to force, drive forward• impel (v.)
• work that is hard and tiresome • drudgery (n.) • offensive, disagreeable, distasteful • repugnant (adj.) • a speech by one actor; a long talk by
one person • monologue (n.)
• a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
• flair (n.)
• a forecast of the probably course and outcome of a disease or situation
• prognosis (n.)
Having an orc serve as a diplomat escalated the
tensions at the UN.
• incredulous (adj.) • disbelieving, skeptical
• rasping • (adj.) with a harsh, grating sound; • (n.) a harsh sound
• horde (n.) • a vast number (as of people); a throng
• cubicle (n.) • a small room or compartment
• grievous (adj.) • causing sorrow or pain; serious
• heterogeneous (adj.) • composed of different kinds, diverse • inscribe (v.) • to write or engrave; to enter a name
on a list • envoy (n.) • a representative or messenger (as of
the government)
• auxiliary • (adj.) giving assistance or support; • (n.) a helper aid
• expedient • (n.) a means to an end; • (adj.) advantageous, useful
Hand-picking may not seem like the most expedient way to harvest chilies, but it gives
a person work.
• composed of different kinds, diverse • heterogeneous (adj.) • to write or engrave; to enter a name
on a list • inscribe (v.) • a representative or messenger (as of
the government) • envoy (n.)
• disbelieving, skeptical • incredulous (adj.)
• (adj.) with a harsh, grating sound; • (n.) a harsh sound • rasping
• (adj.) giving assistance or support; • (n.) a helper aid • auxiliary
• (n.) a means to an end; • (adj.) advantageous, useful • expedient
• a vast number (as of people); a throng• horde (n.)
• a small room or compartment • cubicle (n.)
• causing sorrow or pain; serious • grievous (adj.)
The fire department likes to act as an auxiliary to the ski
patrol.