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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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