1. Vocabulary Workshop
Unit 9 Level D

2. Auxiliary (adj.) giving assistance or support; (n.) a helper, aid
Synonyms: (adj.) additional, back-up; (n.) reserve, accessory
Antonyms: (adj.) main, primary, principal

3. Candid (adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
Synonyms: forthright, plainspoken, unbiased
Antonyms: insincere, evasive, misleading, artful

4. Cubicle (n.) a small room or compartment Synonyms: hole-in-the-wall
Antonyms: vast hall, auditorium

5. Drudgery (n.) work that is hard and tiresome
Synonyms: toil, labor, grind
Antonyms: play, frolic, amusement, recreation, fun

6. Envoy (n) a representative or messenger (as of a government)
Synonyms: agent, ambassador, emissary, minister

7. Escalate (v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity
Synonyms: climb, raise, ascend, mount
Antonyms: decrease, lessen, descend, defuse

8. Expedient (n.) a means to an end; (adj.) advantageous; useful
Synonyms: (n.) contrivance, device; (adj.) serviceable
Antonyms: (adj.) inconvenient, untimely, disadvantageous

9. Feign
(v.) to pretend
Synonyms: fake, sham, affect, simulate

10. Flair (n.) a natural quality; talent or skill; a distinctive style
Synonyms: bent, knack, gift, style, panache
Antonyms: joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting

11. Greivous (adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious
Synonyms: painful, heartrendering, flagant
Antonyms: joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting

12. Heterogeneous (adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse
Synonyms: miscellaneous, mixed, variegated
Antonyms: uniform, homogenous, of a piece

13. Horde (n.) a vast number (as of people); a throng
Synonyms: crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm
Antonyms: few, handful

14. Impel (v.) to force, drive forward
Synonyms: urge, push, spur, propel, incite
Antonyms: discourage, check restrain, curb

15. Incredulous (adj.) disbelieving, skeptical
Synonyms: mistrustful, doubting
Antonyms: believing, trustful

16. Inscribe (v.) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
Synonyms: imprint, enroll, enlist
Antonyms: erase, rub out, delete, efface, obliterate

17. Monologue (n.) a speech by an actor; a long talk by one person
Synonyms: soliloquy, recitation
Antonyms: dialogue, conversation

18. Prognosis
(n.) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
Synonyms: prediction, projection

19. Rasping (adj.) with a harsh, grating sound; (n.) a harsh sound
Synonyms: (adj.) scraping, abrasive, gravelly
Antonyms: (adj.) smooth, satiny, silky

20. Repugnant (adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
Synonyms: hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive
Antonyms: pleasing, attractive, tempting, wholesome

21. 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
Antonyms: (v.) keep afloat, salvage, rescue, preserve