Search Vocabulary – Schreiner
Book D, Unit # 9
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auxiliary – (adj) giving assistance or support; (n) a helper, aid
candid – (adj) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
cubicle – (n) a small room or compartment
drudgery – (n) work that is hard and tiresome
envoy – (n) a representative or messenger (as of a government)
escalate – (v) to elevate; to increase in intensity
expedient – (n) a means to an end; (adj) advantageous, useful
feign – (v) to pretend
flair – (n) a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
grievous – (adj) causing sorrow or pain; serious
heterogeneous – (adj) composed of different kinds, diverse
horde – (n) a vast number (as of people); a throng
impel – (v) to force, drive forward
incredulous – (adj) disbelieving, skeptical
inscribe – (v) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
monologue – (n) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
prognosis – (n) a forecast of the probably course and outcome of a disease or situation
rasping – (adj) with a harsh, grating sound; (n) a harsh sound
repugnant – (adj) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
scuttle – (v) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; (v)
to run hastily, scurry; (n) a pail
Vocabulary Assignment Book D, Unit # 9
Filling in the Blanks
Choose the word from this unit that best completes each sentence.
1. Hopelessly cut off from the main fleet, the captain of the vessel decided to
_______________ his ship rather than allow it to fall into enemy hands.
2. The names of all four members of the record-breaking relay team will be
_____________ on the trophy awarded to our school.
3. A strong sense of fairness has _______________ our representative at the UN to admit
that a mistake was made.
4. Though many people relish Limburger cheese, I find its strong odor truly
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5. It is the ___________________ population of New York City that accounts for the
wide variety of cultures found it its neighborhoods.
6. We must have the courage and the clear-sightedness to realize that what is
_____________ is not always right.
7. In times of rapid inflation, the prices of goods ______________ at a dizzying rate.
8. In his opening _______________, the talk-show host poked mild fun at all the
candidates for President.
9. The New York City Marathon begins with a(n) ________________ of runners
swarming across the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.
10. In many cities, groups of private citizens have volunteered to serve as
________________ police to help combat crime.
11. He says that his ________________ in the dormitory is so small that he has to walk
into the hallway to change his mind or stretch his imagination.
12. It is all very well to be _____________, but there are times when you should keep
certain thoughts and opinions to yourself.
13. An unwilling pupil is apt to look upon hours of practice at the piano as so much
boredom and _______________.
14. Her voice was so ______________ that I found it painful to listen to her.
15. An indispensable asset to an aspiring dress designer is a remarkable ______________
for color and texture.
16. My rather lame excuse for failing to complete my homework was greeted with a(n)
_________________ snort by the teacher.
17. A special _______________ was named by the President to negotiate a settlement in
the war-torn Middle East.
18. Peter listened attentively to my dire ________________ of the probably effect a third
bowl of chili would have on his digestion.
19. I couldn’t help admiring her ability to _______________ interest as he continued with
his endless explanation of German irregular verbs.
20. When Lincoln had been in the White House about a year, he suffered a(n)
_____________ loss in the death of his youngest son.
21. We will use any _________________ we can think of to help us get through this
extremely difficult time.
Synonyms
Choose which word is most nearly the same in meaning as the groups of expressions.
1. to urge, push, spur, propel, incite
2. dubious, mistrustful, doubting
3. toil, labor; a grind
4. a prediction, forecast, projection
5. hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive
6. to engrave, imprint; to enroll, enlist
7. an agent, ambassador, emissary, minister
8. to fake, sham, affect, simulate
9. an enclosure, hole-in-the-wall
10. a soliloquy, recitation
11. a crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm
12. an aptitude, bent, knack, gift; style, panache
13. forthright, plainspoken; unbiased
14. additional, back-up; a reserve, accessory
15. a contrivance, device; serviceable
16. miscellaneous, mixed, variegated
17. scratchy, scraping, abrasive, gravelly
18. to abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump
19. painful, heartrending, onerous; flagrant
20. to climb, raise, ascend, mount
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Antonyms
Choose the word that is most nearly the opposite in meaning as the groups of expressions.
1. inconvenient, untimely, disadvantageous
2. uniform, homogeneous, of a piece
3. believing, trustful, gullible
4. play, frolic, amusement, recreation, fun
5. to decrease, lessen, descend, defuse
6. a dialogue, conversation, colloquy
7. pleasing, attractive, tempting; wholesome
8. insincere, evasive, misleading; artful
9. to discourage, check, restrain, curb
10. sonorous, smooth, satiny, silky, mellow
11. to erase, rub out, delete, efface, obliterate
12. to keep afloat, salvage, rescue, preserve
13. joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting
14. a few, handful
15. a vast hall or auditorium
16. main, primary, principal
17. an inability or incapacity
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Choosing the Right Word
Encircle the boldface word that more satisfactorily completes each sentence.
1. I searched in vain through the (grievous, heterogeneous) pile of odds and ends for the
spare part I had inadvertently thrown away.
2. The poet Browning tells us that id we were to open his heart, we would find the word
“Italy” (inscribed, escalated) inside it.
3. Cut off from all supplies, the soldiers had to use various (expedients, cubicles) to keep
their equipment in working order.
4. It’s one thing to be interested in writing; it’s quite another to have a (flair, monologue)
for it.
5. As soon as I heard (candid, rasping) noises coming from the workshop, I knew that
Peter was filing off the rough edges on the lamp he was making.
6. Was it patriotism, a desire to show off, or just self-interest that (inscribed, impelled)
him to take those terrible risks?
7. I work in an office compartment, travel in a midget car, and sleep in a tiny bedroom.
My life seems to take place in a series of (envoys, cubicles)!
8. Fortunately, the coolness and good sense of those involved prevented a minor border
incident from (escalating, scuttling) into a full-scale war.
9. I stared at the clerk (incredulously, expediently) as he smugly assured me that the coat
was worth the preposterous sum the store was asking for it.
10. An army without strong leadership and firm discipline is no more than an armed
(horde, auxiliary).
11. People who boast of their high moral principles are often the ones who will (scuttle,
escalate) them most quickly to serve their own interests.
12. Since the person I was trying to interview wouldn’t let me get a word in edgewise, our
conversation quickly turned into a (prognosis, monologue).
13. “The noble Brutus has told you Caesar was ambitious; if it were so, it was a (grievous,
rasping) fault.”
14. Despite the doctor’s gloomy (prognosis, flair) when I entered the hospital, I was up and
about in a matter of days.
15. The building is equipped with a(n) (repugnant, auxiliary) generator, ready to go into
service whenever the main power source is cut off.
16. How can you say that the TV interview was spontaneous and (feigned, candid) when it
was all carefully rehearsed?
17. The expression of satisfaction that comes over his face when he talks of the failures of
other people is highly (expedient, repugnant) to me.
18. Instead of sending your little sister as a(n) (envoy, drudge) to explain what went
wrong, why don’t you stand up and speak for yourself?
19. I don’t consider it (drudgery, scuttle) to prepare meals every day because I love good
food and good cooking.
20. I must admit now that I was hurt when the coach took me out in the last minutes of the
game, but I tired to (inscribe, feign) indifference.