Definitions

Question 1

auxiliary

Answer 1

(adj.) giving assistance or support; (n.) a helper, aid

Question 2

candid

Answer 2

(adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed

Question 3

cubicle

Answer 3

(n.) a small room or compartment

Question 4

drudgery

Answer 4

(n.) work that is hard and tiresome

Question 5

envoy

Answer 5

(n.) a representative or messenger (as of a government)

Question 6

escalate

Answer 6

(v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity

Question 7

expedient

Answer 7

(n.) a means to an end; (adj.) advantageous, useful

Question 8

feign

Answer 8

(v.) to pretend

Question 9

flair

Answer 9

(n.) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style

Question 10

grievous

Answer 10

(adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious

Question 11

heterogeneous

Answer 11

(adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse

Question 12

horde

Answer 12

(n.) a vast number (as of people); a throng

Question 13

impel

Answer 13

(v.) to force, drive forward

Question 14

incredulous

Answer 14

(adj.) disbelieving, skeptical

Question 15

inscribe

Answer 15

(v.) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list

Question 16

monologue

Answer 16

(n.) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person

Question 17

prognosis

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(n.) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation

Question 18

rasping

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(adj.) with a harsh, grating sound; (n.) a harsh sound

Question 19

repugnant

Answer 19

(adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful

Question 20

scuttle

Answer 20

(v.) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive
way; to run hastily, scurry; (n.) a pail