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Voc.Unit9

ARC Vocabulary Unit 9

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auxiliary (adj) giving assistance or support;(n) a helper; aid syn (adj) additional, back-up; (n) reserve, accessory ant (adj) main, primary, principal
candid (adj) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed syn - forthright, plainspoken, unbiased ant - insincere, evasive, misleading, artful
cubicle (n) a small room or compartment syn - enclosure, hole-in-the-wall ant - vast hall, auditorium
drudgery (n) work that is hard and tiresome syn - toil, labor, grind ant - play, frolic, amusement, recreation, fun
envoy (n) a representative or messenger (as of a government) syn - agent, ambassador, emissary, minister
escalate (v) to elevate; to increase in intensity syn - climb, raise, ascend, mount ant - decrease, lessen, descend, defuse
expedient (n) a means to an end; (adj) advantageous, useful syn - (n) contrivance, device; (adj) serviceable ant - (adj) inconvenient,untimely, disadvantageous
feign (v) to pretend syn - fake, sham, affect, simulate
flair (n) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style syn - aptitude, bent, knack, gift, style, panache ant - inability, incapacity
grievous (adj) causing sorrow or pain; serious syn - painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant ant - joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting
heterogeneous (adj) composed of different kinds, diverse syn - miscellaneous, mixed, variegated ant - uniform, homogeneous, of a piece
horde (n) a vast number (as of people); a throng syn - crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm ant - few, handful
impel (v) to force, drive forward syn - urge, push, spur, propel, incite ant - discourage, check, restrain, curb
incredulous (adj) disbelieving, skeptical syn - dubious, mistrustful, doubting ant - believing, trustful, gullible
inscribe (v) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list syn - imprint, enroll, enlist ant - erase, rub out, delete, efface, obliterate
monologue (n) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person syn - soliloquy, recitation ant - dialogue, conversation, colloquy
prognosis (n) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation syn - prediction, projection
rasping (adj) with a harsh, grating sound; (n) a harsh sound syn - (adj) scratchy, scraping, abrasive, gravely ant - (adj) sonorous, smooth, satiny, silky, mellow
repugnant (adj) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful syn - hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive ant - pleasing, attractive, 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 syn - (V) abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump ant - (v) keep afloat, salvage, rescue, preserve
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