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