group 4 vocab

Question 1

auxiliary

Answer 1

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

syn: (adj.) additional; (n.) reserve, accessory

Question 2

envoy

Answer 2

(n. )A representative or messenger (as of a Government)

syn: ambassador, minister

Question 3

feign

Answer 3

(v. )To pretend

syn: fake, simulate

Question 4

impel

Answer 4

(v. )To force, drive forward.

syn: urge, push, propel

Question 5

incredulous

Answer 5

(adj. )Disbelieving, skeptical

syn: Mistrustful, doubting

Question 6

inscribe

Answer 6

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

syn: enroll, enlist

Question 7

monologue

Answer 7

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

syn: soliloquy

Question 8

rasping

Answer 8

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

syn: (adj.) scraping, abrasive, gravelly

Question 9

aspire

Answer 9

(v. )To have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend
syn: yearn, aim for, soar,(high hopes)

Question 10

bleak

Answer 10

(adj. )Bare, dreary, dimal

syn: grim, cheerless, gloomy

Question 11

diminutive

Answer 11

(adj. )Small, smaller than most others of the same type

syn: undersize, miniature, tiny

Question 12

emancipate

Answer 12

(v. )To free from slavery; to release or liberate

syn: set loose, unchain, shackle