Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 9
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SincerelyLilBit on February 21, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 auxiliary | syn: additional, back-up, reserve, accessory |
| auxiliary | ant: main, primary, principal |
| candid | syn: forthright, plainspoken, unbiased |
| candid | ant: insincere, evasive, misleading, artful |
| cubicle | syn: enclosure, hole-in-the-wall |
| cubicle | ant: vast hall, auditorium |
| drudgery | syn: toil, labor, grind |
| drudgery | ant: play, frolic, amusement, recreation, fun |
| envoy | syn: agent, ambassador, emissary, minister |
| escalate | syn: climb, raise, ascend, mount |
| escalate | ant: decrease, lessen, descend, defuse |
| expedient | syn: contrivance, device, serviceable |
| expedient | ant: inconvenient, untimely, disadvantageous |
| feign | syn: fake, sham, affect, simulate |
| flair | syn: aptitude, bent, knack, gift, style, panache |
| flair | ant: inability, incapacity |
| grievous | syn: painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant |
| grievous | ant: joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting |
| heterogeneous | syn: miscellaneous, mixed, variegated |
| heterogeneous | ant: uniform, homogeneous, of a piece |
| horde | syn: crowd, mass, multitude, hose, swarm |
| horde | ant: few, handful |
| impel | syn: urge, push, spur, propel, incite |
| impel | ant: discourage, check, restrain, curb |
| incredulous | syn: dubious, mistrustful, doubting |
| incredulous | ant: believing, trustful, gullible |
| inscribe | syn: imprint, enroll, enlist |
| inscribe | ant: erase, rub out, delete, efface, obliterate |
| monologue | syn: soliloquy, recitation |
| monologue | ant: dialogue, conversation, colloquy |
| prognosis | syn: prediction, projection |
| rasping | syn: scratchy, scraping, abrasive, gravelly |
| rasping | ant: sonorous, smooth, satiny, silky, mellow |
| repugnant | syn: hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive |
| repugnant | ant: pleasing, attractive, tempting, wholesome |
| scuttle | syn: abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump |
| scuttle | ant: keep afloat, salvage, rescue, preserve |
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