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English 9 Vocab U 9
English 9 Vocab Unit 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| auxiliary (og zil' ye re) | (adj.) giving assistance or support; (n.) a helper; aid Synonyms: (adj.) additional, back-up; (n.) reserve, accessory Antonyms: (adj.) main, primary, principle |
| candid (can' did) | (adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed Synonyms: forthright, plainspoken, unbiased Antonyms: insincere, evasive, misleading, artful |
| cubicle (kyu' be kel) | (n.) a small room or compartment Synonyms: enclosure, hole-in-the-wall Antonyms: vast hall, auditorium |
| drudgery (druj' e re) | (n.) work that is hard and tiresome Synonyms: toil, labor, grind Antonyms: play, frolic, amusement, recreation, fun |
| envoy (en' voi) | (n.) a representative or messenger (as of government) Synonyms: agent, ambassador, emissary, minister |
| escalate (es' ka lat) | (v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity Synonyms: climb, raise, ascend, mount Antonyms: decrease, lessen, descend, diffuse |
| expedient (ek spe' de ent) | (n.) a means to an end; (adj.) advantageous, useful Synonyms: (n.) contrivance, device; (adj.) serviceable Antonyms: (adj.) inconvenient, untimely, disadvantageous |
| feign | (v.) to pretend Synonyms: fake, sham, affect, simulate |
| flair | (n.) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style Synonyms: aptitude, bent, knack, gift, style, panache Antonyms: inability, incapacity |
| grievous (gre' ves) | (adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious Synonyms: painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant Antonyms: joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting |
| heterogenous (het e re je' ne es) | (adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse Synonyms: miscellaneous, mixed variegated Antonyms: uniform, homogeneous, of a piece |
| horde | (n.) a vast number (as of people); a throng Synonyms: crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm Antonyms: few, handful |
| impel (im pel') | (v.) to force, drive forward Synonyms: urge, push, spur, propel, incite Antonyms: discourage, check, restrain, curb |
| incredulous (in krej' e les) | (adj.) disbelieving, skeptical Synonyms: dubious, mistrustful, doubting Antonyms: believing, trustful, gullible |
| inscribe (in skrib') | (v.) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list Synonyms: imprint, enroll, enlist Antonyms: erase, rub out, delete, efface, obliterate |
| monologue (mon' o logue) | (n.) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person Synonyms: soliloquy, recitation Antonyms: dialogue, conversation, colloquy |
| prognosis (prag no' ses) | (n.) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation Synonyms: prediction, projection |
| rasping (ras' ping) | (adj.) with a harsh, grating sound; (n.) a harsh sound Synonyms: (adj.) scratchy, scraping, abrasive, gravelly Antonyms: (adj.) sonorous, smooth, satiny, silky, mellow |
| repugnant (re peg' nant) | (adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful Synonyms: hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive Antonyms: pleasing, attractive, tempting, wholesome |
| scuttle (sket' el) | (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 |
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