Unit 9 Vocabulary by Matt R

Unit 9 Vocabulary

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Unit 9 Vocabulary

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Auxiliary(Adj) Giving assistance or support; (N) a helper, aid(S)(Adj) additional (N) reserve(A)(Adj) main, primary, principal

Candid(Adj) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed(S) forthright, plainspoken, unbiased(A) insincere, evasive, misleading, artful

Cubicle(N) a small room or compartment(S) hole-in-the-wall(A) vast hall, auditorium

Drudgery(N) work that is hard and tiresome(S) toil, labor, grind(A) play, frolic, amusement, reaction, fun

Envoy(N) a representative or messenger(S) ambassador, emissary, ministry

Escalate(V) to elevate; to increase in intensity(S) raise, ascend, mount(A) decrease, lessen, descend, defuse

Expedient(N) a means to an end; (Adj) advantageous, useful(S) (N) contrivance (Adj) servicible(A) (Adj) inconvenient, untimely, disadvantageous

Feign(V) to pretend(S) fake, sham, affect, simulate

Flair(N) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style(S) bent, knack, gift, style, panache(A) inability, incapacity

Grievous(Adj) causing sorrow or pain; serious(S) painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant(A) joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting

Heterogeneous(Adj) composed of different kinds, diverse(S) miscellaneous, mixed varied(A) uniform, homogenous, of a piece

Horde(N) a vast number; a throng(S) crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm(A) few, handful

Impel(V) to force, drive forward(S) urge, push, spur, propel, incite(A) discourage, check, restrain, curb

Incredulous (Adj) disbelieving, skeptical(S) mistrustful, doubting(A) believing, trustful

Inscribe(V) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list(S) enroll, enlist(A) erase, rub out, delete, efface, obliterate

Monologue(N) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person(S) soliloquy(A) conversation, colloquy

Prognosis(N) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation(S) projection

Rasping(Adj) with harsh, grating sound; (N) a harsh sound(S) (Adj) scraping, abrasive, gravelly(A) smooth, satiny, silky

Repugnant (Adj) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful (S) hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive(A) pleasing, attractive, tempting, wholesome

Scuttle(V) to sink by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way, to run hastily, scurry; (N) a pail(S) (V) abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump(A) (V) keep afloat, salvage, rescue, preserve

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Auxiliary
(Adj) Giving assistance or support; (N) a helper, aid
(S)(Adj) additional (N) reserve
(A)(Adj) main, primary, principal

Candid
(Adj) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
(S) forthright, plainspoken, unbiased
(A) insincere, evasive, misleading, artful

Cubicle
(N) a small room or compartment
(S) hole-in-the-wall
(A) vast hall, auditorium

Drudgery
(N) work that is hard and tiresome
(S) toil, labor, grind
(A) play, frolic, amusement, reaction, fun

Envoy
(N) a representative or messenger
(S) ambassador, emissary, ministry

Escalate
(V) to elevate; to increase in intensity
(S) raise, ascend, mount
(A) decrease, lessen, descend, defuse

Expedient
(N) a means to an end; (Adj) advantageous, useful
(S) (N) contrivance (Adj) servicible
(A) (Adj) inconvenient, untimely, disadvantageous

Feign
(V) to pretend
(S) fake, sham, affect, simulate

Flair
(N) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
(S) bent, knack, gift, style, panache
(A) inability, incapacity

Grievous
(Adj) causing sorrow or pain; serious
(S) painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant
(A) joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting

Heterogeneous
(Adj) composed of different kinds, diverse
(S) miscellaneous, mixed varied
(A) uniform, homogenous, of a piece

Horde
(N) a vast number; a throng
(S) crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm
(A) few, handful

Impel
(V) to force, drive forward
(S) urge, push, spur, propel, incite
(A) discourage, check, restrain, curb

Incredulous
(Adj) disbelieving, skeptical
(S) mistrustful, doubting
(A) believing, trustful

Inscribe
(V) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
(S) enroll, enlist
(A) erase, rub out, delete, efface, obliterate

Monologue
(N) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
(S) soliloquy
(A) conversation, colloquy

Prognosis
(N) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
(S) projection

Rasping
(Adj) with harsh, grating sound; (N) a harsh sound
(S) (Adj) scraping, abrasive, gravelly
(A) smooth, satiny, silky

Repugnant
(Adj) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
(S) hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive
(A) pleasing, attractive, tempting, wholesome

Scuttle
(V) to sink by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way, to run hastily, scurry; (N) a pail
(S) (V) abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump
(A) (V) keep afloat, salvage, rescue, preserve