Vocabulary Unit 9 Flashcards
Candid
(Adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
Synonyms: forthright, plainspoken, unbiased
Auxiliary
(Adj.) giving assistance or support; (n.) a helper, aid
Synonyms: (adj.) additional; (n.) reserve, accessory
Cubicle
(n.) a small room or compartment
Synonyms: hole-in-the-wall
Drudgery
(n.) work that is hard or tiresome
Synonyms: toil, labor, grind
Envoy
(n.) representative or messenger (as of a government)
Synonyms: ambassador, emissary, minister
Escalate
(v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity
Synonyms: raise, ascend, mount
Expedient
(n.) a means to an end; (adj.) advantageous, useful
Synonyms: (n.) contrivance, device; (adj.) serviceable
Feign
(v.) to pretend
Synonyms: fake, sham, affect, simulate
Flair
(n.) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
Synonyms: bent, knack, gift, style, panache
Grievous
(adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious
Synonyms: painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant
Heterogeneous
(adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse
Synonyms: miscellaneous, mixed, variegated
Horde
(n.) a vast number (as of people); a throng
Synonyms: crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm
Impel
(v.) to force, drive forward
Synonyms: urge, push, spur, propel, incite
Incredulous
(adj.) disbelieving, skeptical
Synonyms: mistrustful, doubting
Inscribe
(v.) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
Synonyms: enroll, enlist
Monologue
(v.) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
Synonyms: soliloquy
Prognosis
(n.) a forecast of the probable cause and outcome of a disease or situation
Synonyms: projection
Rasping
(adj.) with a harsh, gratin sound; (n.) a harsh sound
Synonyms: (adj.) scraping, abrasive, gravelly
Repugnant
(adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
Synonyms: hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive
Scuttle
(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
Synonyms: (v.) abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump
