Unit 9 - Sadlier Connect Vocabulary Workshop Level D

auxiliary

(adj) assistance, support, back-up (n) a helper, aid, reserve, accessory

candid

(adj) frank, sincere, forthright, plainspoken, unposed

cubicle

(n) a small room or compartment, enclosure, hole-in-th-wall

drudgery

(n) hard work, tiresome, toil, labor, grind

envoy

(n) representative, messenger, ambassador, emissary

escalate

(v) to elevate; increase in intensity; ascent, mount

expedient

(n) a means to an end; contrivance (adj) advantageous, serviceable

feign

(v) to pretend, fake, sham, affect, simulate

flair

(n) a natural quality, talent; aptitude, bent, knack, panache

grievous

(adj) causing sorrow or pain; serious, onerous, flagrant, heartrending

heterogeneous

(adj0 composed of different kinds, diverse; variegated

horde

(n) a vast number; a throng; mass, multitude, host, swarm

impel

(v) to force, drive forward; urge, push, spur, propel, incite

incredulous

(adj) disbelieving, skeptical, dubious, mistrustful

inscribe

(v) to write or engrave; enlist, enroll

monologue

(n) a speech by on actor; a long talk, soliloquy, recitation

prognosis

(n) a forecast of probable course and outcome of a situation or disease; prediction

rasping

(adj) with a harsh sound, scratchy, abrasive (n) a harsh sound

repugnant

(adj) offensive, disagreeable, odious, revolting, repulsive

scuttle

(v) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it, abandon, discard (n) a pail