VOCAB UNIT 9

AUXILIARY

• Adj: giving help, n: helper, aid
• Syn: extra, reserve
• Ant: main, primary
• Our main engine died, so we used an auxiliary

CANDID

• Adj: Sincere
• Syn: forthright
• Ant: misleading
• Lawyers must be candid to gain trust

CUBICLE

• Small room/compartment
• Syn: hole in the wall
• Ant: large room
• My cubicle is roomy to md

DRUDGERY

• N. Hard/tiring work
• Syn: labor, toil
• Ant: recreation, fun
• Homework is a drudgery

ENVOY

• N. Representitive
• Syn: ambassador
• The envoy from Russia said they would not comprimise

ESCALATE

• V. To elevate
• Syn: ascend
• Ant: descend
• The small argument escalated into a brawl

EXPEDIENT

• N. Means to an end; adj. useful
• Syn: Device; servicable
• Ant: inconvenient
• Using an expedient, we screwed in a bolt with a penny

FEIGN

• V. To pretend
• Syn: fake, sham
• Some pranks include feigning something life-threatening

FLAIR

• N. Natural quality
• Syn: knack, style
• Ant: inability
• Some people have flair for some types of clothing

GRIEVOUS

• Adj. causing sorrow; serious
• Syn: painful
• Ant: joyful
• Grievous wounds must be tended to immediately.

HETEROGENEOUS

• Adj. diverse
• Syn: mixed
• Ant: uniform
• I have a rather heterogeneous family.

HORDE

• N. Vast number
• Syn: crowd, mass
• Ant: few, handful
• It is not uncommon to be chased by hordes in videogames.

IMPEL

• V. To force, drive forward
• Syn: push, urge
• Ant: discourage, curb
• Parents impel students to stucy

INCREDULOUS

• Adj. disbelieving
• Syn: skeptical
• Shoplifters may give incredulous excuses

INSCRIBE

• V. To engrave
• Syn: write
• Ant: erase, rub out
• Some jewelry Is inscribed, normally a Name

MONOLOGUE

• N. Speech by one actor
• Syn: long talk by one person
• Ant: dialouge
• Shakespeare uses many monologues in Julius Caesar

PROGNOSIS

• N. Prediction
• Syn: projection
• Doctors normally make a prognosis for their patients

RASPING

• Adj. harsh grating sound; n. Harsh sound
• Syn: scraping
• Ant: smooth
• People that smoke tend to have rasping voice

REPUGNANT

• Adj. offensive
• Syn: hateful
• Ant: attractive
• Some repugnant people tend to curse frequently

SCUTTLE

• V. Get rid of something decisively
• Syn: abandon
• Ant: salavage
• Some navy leaders scuttle ships to avoid precious info to be stolen