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