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Unit 9 English vocab

English Unit 9 vocabulary

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auxiliary (adj.)giving assistance or support; (n.)a helper, aid
auxiliary pronouciation og zil' ye re
auxiliary syn and ant syn-(adj.) additional, back-up;(n.) reserve accessory ant-(adj.)main, primary, principal
candid (adj.)frnak, sincere; impartial; unposed
candid pronouciation kan' did
candid syn and ant syn- forthright, plainspoken, unblased ant- insincere, evasive, misleading, artful
cubicle (n.) a small room or compartment
cubicle pronouncaition kyu' be kel
cubicle syn and ant syn- enclosure, hole-in-the-wall ant- vast hall, auditorium
drudgery (n.)work that is hard and tiresome
drudgery pronouncation drej' e re
drudgery syn and ant syn- toil, labor, grind ant- play, frolic, amusement, recreation, fun
envoy (n.)a representative or messagender (as of a government)
envoy pronouncation en' voi; an'voi
envoy syn syn- agent, ambassador, emissary, minister
escalate (v.) to elevate; to increae in intensity
escalate pronouncation es' ke lat
escalate syn and ant syn- climb, raise, ascend, mount ant- decrease, lessen, descend, defuse
expedient (n.)a means to an end; (adj.) advantageous, useful
expedient pronouncation ek spe' de ant
expedient syn and ant syn-(n.)contrivance, device;(adj.)servicable ant-(adj.)incovenient, untimely, disadvantageous
feign (v.) to pretend
feign pronouncation fan
feign syn syn- fake, sham, affect, simulate
flair (n.) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
flair pronouncation flar
flair syn and ant syn- aptitude, bent, knack, gift, style, panache ant- inability, incapacity
grievous (adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serios
grievous pronouncation gre' ves
grievous syn and ant syn-painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant ant- joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting
heterogeneous (adj.) composed of different knidns, diverse
heterogeneous pronouncation het e re je' ne es
heterogeneous syn and ant syn- miscellaneous, mixed, variegated ant- uniform, homogeneous, of a piece
horde (n.) a vast number (as of people); a throng
horde pronouncation hord
horde syn and ant syn- crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm ant- few, handful
impel (v.) to force, drive foward
impel pronouncation im pel'
impel syn and ant syn - urge, push, spur, propel, incite ant- discourage, check, restrain, curb
incredulous (adj.) disbelieving, skeptical
incredulous pronouncation in krej' e les
incredulous syn and ant syn- dubious, mistrustful, doubting ant- believing, trustful, gullible
inscribe (v.) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
inscribe pronouncation in skrib'
inscribe syn and ant syn- imprint, enroll, enlist ant- erase, rub out, delete, efface, obliterate
monologue (n.) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
monologue pronouncation man' e lag
monologue syn and ant syn- soliloquy, recitation ant- dialogue, conversation, colloquy
prognosis (n.) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
prognosis pronouncation prag no' ses
prognosis syn syn- prediction, projection
rasping (adj.) with a harsh, grating sound; (n.) a harsh sound
rasping pronouncation ras' pin
rasping syn and ant syn- scratchy, scraping, abrasive, gravelly ant- sonorous, smooth, satiny, silky, mellow
repugnant (adj.) offencsive, disagreeable, distasteful
repugnant pronouncation re peg' nent
repugnant syn and ant syn- hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive ant- pleasing, attracftive, tempting, wholesome
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
scuttle pronouncation sket' el
scuttle syn and ant syn- (v.)abandon, dicard, scrap, ditch, dump ant- (v.)keep afloat, salvage, rescue, preserve
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