English Vocabulary D9

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Auxiliary
(adj.) giving assistance or support; (n.) a helper, aid
Candid
(adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
Cubicle
(n.) a small room or compartment
Drudgery
(n.) work that is hard and tiresome
Envoy
(n.) a representative or messenger (as of a government)
Escalate
(v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity
Expedient
(n.) a means to an end; (adj.) advantageous, useful
Feign
(v.) to pretend
Flair
(n.) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
Grievous
(adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious
Heterogeneous
(adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse
Horde
(n.) a vast number (as of people); a throng
Impel
(v.) to force, drive forward
Incredulous
(adj.) disbelieving, skeptical
Inscribe
(v.) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list