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.