English 1 Vocabulary

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English 1

Vocabulary

Unit 9

Auxiliary

Adj. giving assistance or support

Noun - helper, aid

Syn – adj- additional n. reserve, accessory

Ant- adj. main, primary, principal

Candid

Adj. frank, sincere, impartial

Syn- forthright, plainspoken, unbiased

Ant- insincere, misleading evasive

Cubicle

N- a small room or compartment

Syn- hole-in-the-wall

Ant – vast hall auditorium

Drudgery

• Noun. Work that is hard and tiresome

• Syn- toil ,labor, grind

• Ant- play, recreation, fun, amusement, frolic

Envoy

Noun. Representative or messenger

(as of a government)

Syn- ambassador, emissary, minister

Escalate

Verb. To elevate, to increase in intensity

Syn – raise, ascend, mount

Ant- decrease, lessen, descend

Expedient

Adj. advantageous, useful n. Means to an end

Syn- n. contrivance, device

Adj- serviceable

Ant- adj- inconvenient, unt imely, disadvantageous

Feign

V- to pretend

Syn- fake, sham, affect, simulate

Flair

n. A natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style

Syn- bent, knack, gift, style panache

Ant- inability, incapacity

Grievous

Adj. causing sorrow or pain, serious

Syn- painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant

Ant- joyful, uplifting, cheery

Heterogeneous

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

Horde

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

Impel

Verb—to force, drive forward

Syn— urge, push, spur, propel

Ant- discourage, check, restrain, curb

Incredulous

Adj--disbelieving, skeptical

Syn— mistrustful, doubting ant—believing, trustful

Inscribe

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

Monologue

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

Prognosis

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

Rasping

Adj—with a harsh, grating sound

Noun-- a harsh sound syn— adj—scraping, abrasive, gravel ant— smooth, satiny, silky

Repugnant

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

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

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