Auxiliary (adj.) giving assistance or support (n.) a helper, aid Synonym – back-up Antonym - primary
Candid (adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed Synonym - forthright Antonym - evasive
Cubicle (n.) a small room or compartment Synonym - enclosure Antonym - auditorium
Drudgery (n.) work that is hard and tiresome Synonym - toil Antonym - frolic
Envoy (n.) a representative or messenger (as of a government) Synonym - emissary
Escalate (v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity Synonym - ascend Antonym - descend
Expedient (n.) a means to an end (adj.) advantageous, useful Synonym - serviceable Antonym - disadvantageous
Feign (v.) to pretend Synonym - fake
Flair (n.) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style Synonym - aptitude Antonym - inability
Grievous (adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious Synonym - heartrending Antonym - joyful
Heterogeneous (adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse Synonym - mixed Antonym - homogeneous
Horde (n.) a vast number (as of people); a throng Synonym - swarm Antonym - handful
Impel (v.) to force, drive forward Synonym - propel Antonym - restrain
Incredulous (adj.)disbelieving, skeptical Synonym - dubious Antonym – believing
Inscribe (v.) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list Synonym - imprint Antonym - erase
Monologue (n.) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person Synonym - soliloquy Antonym - conversation
Prognosis (n.) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation Synonym - prediction
Rasping (adj.) with a harsh, grating sound (n.) a harsh sound Synonym - abrasive Antonym - smooth
Repugnant (adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful Synonym - odious Antonym - pleasing
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 Synonym - discard Antonym - salvage