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LA Vocabulary #9
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Language - English
9th Grade
03/20/2011

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Term
auxiliary
Definition
(adj.)
giving assistance or support
(n.)
a helper, aid
syn: (adj.) additional, back-up; (n.) reserve, accessory
Term
candid
Definition
(adj.)
frank, sincere; impartial;
syn: forthright, plainspoken, unbiased
Term
cubicle
Definition
(n.)
a small room or compartment
syn: enclosure, hole-in-the-wall
Term
drudgery
Definition
(n.)
work that is hard and tiresome
syn: toil, labor, grind
Term
envoy
Definition
(n.)
a representative or messenger (as of a government)
syn: agent, ambassador, emissary, minister
Term
escalate
Definition
(v.)
to elevate; to increase in intensity
syn: climb, raise, ascend, mount
Term
expedient
Definition
(n.)
a means to an end;
(adj.)
advantageous, useful
syn: (n.) contrivance, device; (adj.) serviceable
Term
feign
Definition
(v.)
to pretend
syn: fake, sham, affect, simulate
Term
flair
Definition
(n.)
a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
syn: aptitude, bent, knack, gift, style, panache
Term
grievous
Definition
(adj.)
causing sorrow or pain; serious
syn: painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant
Term
heterogeneous
Definition
(adj.)
composed of different kinds, diverse
syn: miscellaneous, mixed, variegated
Term
horde
Definition
(n.)
a vast number (as of people); a throng
syn: crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm
Term
impel
Definition
(v.)
to force, drive forward
syn: urge, push, spur, propel, incite
Term
incredulous
Definition
(adj.)
disbelieving, skeptical
syn: dubious, mistrustful, doubting
Term
inscribe
Definition
(v.)
to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
syn: imprint, enroll, enlist
Term
monologue
Definition
(n.)
a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
syn: soliloquy, recitation
Term
prognosis
Definition
(n.)
a forecast of a the probable cause and outcome of a disease or situation
syn: prediction, projection
Term
rasping
Definition
(adj.)
with a harsh, grating sound;
(n.)
a harsh sound
syn: (adj.) scratchy, scraping, abrasive, gravelly
Term
repugnant
Definition
(adj.)
offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
syn: hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive
Term
scuttle
Definition
(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
syn: (v.) abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump
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