1. English 1 Vocabulary Unit 9

2. Auxiliary Adj. giving assistance or support Noun - helper, aid Syn – adj- additional n. reserve, accessory Ant- adj. main, primary, principal

3. Candid Adj. frank, sincere, impartial Syn- forthright, plainspoken, unbiased Ant- insincere, misleading evasive

4. Cubicle N- a small room or compartment Syn- hole-in-the-wall Ant – vast hall auditorium

5. Drudgery Noun. Work that is hard and tiresome Syn- toil,labor, grind Ant- play, recreation, fun, amusement, frolic

6. Envoy Noun. Representative or messenger (as of a government) Syn- ambassador, emissary, minister

7. Escalate Verb. To elevate, to increase in intensity Syn – raise, ascend, mount Ant- decrease, lessen, descend

8. Expedient Adj. advantageous, useful n. Means to an end Syn- n. contrivance, device Adj- serviceable Ant- adj- inconvenient, unt imely, disadvantageous

9. Feign V- to pretend Syn- fake, sham, affect, simulate

10. Flair n. A natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style Syn- bent, knack, gift, style panache Ant- inability, incapacity

11. Grievous Adj. causing sorrow or pain, serious Syn- painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant Ant- joyful, uplifting, cheery

12. Heterogeneous adj. composed of different kinds, diverse syn— miscellaneous, mixed, variegated ant—uniform, homogeneous

13. Horde noun.-a vast number (as of people), a throng syn— crowd, mass, swarm ant—few, handful

14. Impel Verb—to force, drive forward Syn— urge, push, spur, propel Ant- discourage, check, restrain, curb

15. Incredulous Adj--disbelieving, skeptical Syn— mistrustful, doubting ant—believing, trustful

16. Inscribe Verb. to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list syn- enroll, enlist ant— erase, rub out, delete, obliterate

17. Monologue noun.—a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person syn— soliloquy ant—conversation, colloquy

18. Prognosis Noun —a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation syn— projection

19. Rasping Adj—with a harsh, grating sound Noun-- a harsh sound syn— adj—scraping, abrasive, gravel ant— smooth, satiny, silky

20. Repugnant Adj—offensive disagreeable, distasteful syn – hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive ant – pleasing, attractive, tempting, wholesome

21. Scuttle Verb —to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way, to scurry n—a pail syn— v—abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump ant—keep afloat, salvage, rescue