Vocabulary Level D Unit 9
grievous
adj. causing sorrow or pain; serious sy. painful, heartrending onerous, flagrant ant. joyul, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting
heterogeneous
adj. composed of different kinds, diverse syn. misellaneous, mixed, variegated
incredulous
adj. disbelieving, skeptical syn. dubious, mistrustful, doubting ant. believing, trustful, gullible
candid
adj. frank, sincere; impartial; unposed syn. forthright, plainspoken, unbiased ant. insincere, evasive, misleading, artful
auxiliary
adj. giving assistance or support; n. a helper, aid syn. additional, back-up, reserve, avvessory ant. main, primary, principal
repugnant
adj. offensive, disagreeable, distasteful syn. hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive ant. pleasing, attractive, tempting, wholesome
rasping
adj. with a harsh, grating sound; n. a harsh sound syn. scratchy, scraping, abrasive, gravelly ant. pleasing, attractive, tempting, wholesome
escalate
v. to elevate; to increase in intensity syn. climb, raise, ascend, mount ant. decrease, lessen, descend, defuse
impel
v. to force, drive forward syn. urge, push, sur, propel, incite ant. discourage, check, restrain, curb
feign
v. to pretend syn. fake, sham, affect, simulate
scuttle
v. to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of somethings in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry; n. a pail syn. abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump ant. keep afloat, slavage, rescue, preserve
inscribe
v. to writed or engrave; to enter a name on a list syn. imprint, enroll, enlist ant. erase, rub out, delete efface, obliterate
prognosis
n. a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation sy. prediction, projection
expedient
n. a means to an end; adj. advantageous, useful syn. n. contrivance, device; adj. serviceable ant. adj. inconvenient, untimely, disadvantageous
flair
n. a natural quality talent, or skill; a distinctive style syn. aptitude, bent, knack, gift, style, panache ant. inability, incapacity
envoy
n. a representative or messenger (as of a government) syn. agent, ambassador, emissary, minister
cubicle
n. a small room or compartment syn. enclosure, hole in the wall ant. vast hall, auditorium
monologue
n. a spech by one actor; a long talk by one person syn. soliloquy, recitation ant. dialogue, conversation, colloquy
horde
n. a vast number (as of people); a throng syn. rowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm ant. few, handful
drudgery
n. work that is hard and tiresome syn. toil, labor, grind ant. play, frolic, amusement, recreation, fun