Sadlier Level D Unit 9

candid

[1*-2]

(adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed

SYNONYMS: forthright, plainspoken, unbiased

ANTONYMS: insincere, evasive, misleading, artful

cubicle

[1*-2-3]

(n.) A small compartment, as for work or study

SYNONYM: hole-in-the-wall

ANTONYMS: vast hall, auditorium

drudgery

[1*-2-3]

(n.) work that is hard and tiresome

SYNONYMS: toil, labor, grind

ANTONYMS: play, frolic, amusement, recreation, fun

envoy

[1*-2]

(n.) A representative of a government who is sent on a special diplomatic mission

SYNONYMS: ambassador, emissary, minister

escalate

[1*-2-3]

(v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity

SYNONYMS: raise, ascend, mount

ANTONYMS: decrease, lessen, descend, defuse

expedient

[1-2*-3-4]

(n.) Something that is a means to an end;

(adj.) Contributing to personal advantage, beneficial

SYNONYMS: contrivance, device (n.); serviceable (adj)

ANTONYMS: inconvenient, untimely, disadvantageous

feign

(v.) To give a false appearance of; To make up, pretend

SYNONYMS: fake, sham, affect, simulate

flair

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

SYNONYMS: bent, knack, gift, style, panache

ANTONYMS: inability, incapacity

grievous

[1*-2]

(adj.) Causing sorrow or pain; serious

SYNONYMS: painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant ANTONYMS: joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting

heterogeneous

[1-2-3-4*-5-6]

(adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse

SYNONYMS: miscellaneous, mixed, variegated

ANTONYMS: uniform, homogeneous, of a piece

horde

(n.) a vast number (as of people); a throng

SYNONYMS: crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm ANTONYMS: few, handful

impel

[1-2*]

(v.) To drive or urge forward

SYNONYMS: urge, push, spur, propel, incite

ANTONYMS: discourage, check, restrain, curb

incredulous

[1-2*-3-4]

(adj.) Skeptical; Expressive of disbelief

SYNONYMS: mistrustful, doubting

ANTONYMS: believing, trustful

inscribe

[1-2*]

(v.) To enter in a book, or on a list, roll, or document, by writing

SYNONYMS: enroll, enlist

ANTONYMS: erase, rub out, delete, efface, obliterate

monologue

[1*-2-3]

(n.) A story or drama told or performed by one person; A long speech

SYNONYM: soliloquy

ANTONYMS: conversation, colloquy

prognosis

[1-2*-3]

(n.) A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

SYNONYM: projection

rasping

[1*-2]

(n.) A harsh, grating sound;

(adj.) Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

SYNONYMS: scraping, abrasive, gravelly

ANTONYMS: smooth, satiny, silky

repugnant

[1-2*-3]

(adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful

SYNONYMS: hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive

ANTONYMS: pleasing, attractive, tempting, wholesome

scuttle

[1*-2]

(v.) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry

(n.) a pail

Auxiliary

[1-2*-3-4]

(n.) An individual or group that offers assistance or support, a helper;

(adj.) Offering assistance or support, helping

SYNONYM: reserve, accessory (n.); additional(adj.)

ANTONYMS: main, primary, principal