Unit 9D

Question 0

candid

Answer 0

frank, sincere; impartial, unbiased; unposed

Question 1

auxiliary

Answer 1

giving assistance or support

a helper, aid; reserve, accessory

Question 2

cubicle

Answer 2

a small room or compartment

Question 3

drudgery

Answer 3

work that is hard and tiresome, toil, labor

Question 4

envoy

Answer 4

a representative or messenger (as of the government); ambassador, emissary

Question 5

escalate

Answer 5

to elevate; to increase in intensity

Question 6

expedient

Answer 6

a means to an end; contrivance, device

advantageous, useful; serviceable

Question 7

feign

Answer 7

to pretend; fake, sham, simulate

Question 8

flair

Answer 8

a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style; knack, gift; panache

Question 9

grievous

Answer 9

causing sorrow or pain; serious

Question 10

heterogeneous

Answer 10

composed of different kinds, diverse

Question 11

horde

Answer 11

a vast number of people; a throng; crowd

Question 12

impel

Answer 12

to force, drive forward; urge, propel

Question 13

incredulous

Answer 13

disbelieving, skeptical; mistrustful, doubting

Question 14

inscribe

Answer 14

to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list; enroll, enlist

Question 15

monologue

Answer 15

a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person; soliloquy

Question 16

prognosis

Answer 16

a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation

Question 17

rasping

Answer 17

with a harsh, grating sound

a harsh sound

Question 18

repugnant

Answer 18

offensive, disagreeable, distasteful; hateful, odious

Question 19

scuttle

Answer 19

to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to sun hastily, scurry

a pail