1.
auxiliary
2.
candid
3.
cubicle
4.
drudgery
envoy
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escalate
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expedient
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feign
9.
flair
10. grievous
12. horde
13. impel
14. incredulous
16. monologue
ant—insincere, misleading, evasive
ant—vast hall, auditorium
ant—play, recreation, fun, amusement, frolic
ant— decrease, lessen, descend
ant—adj.-inconvenient, untimely, disadvantageous
ant – inability, incapacity
ant – joyful, uplifting, cheery
ant—uniform, homogeneous
ant—few, handful
ant- discourage, check, restrain, curb
ant—believing, trustful
ant— erase, rub out, delete, obliterate
ant—conversation, colloquy
17. prognosis
n—a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
syn— projection
18. rasping
adj—with a harsh, grating sound n-- a harsh sound
syn— adj—scraping, abrasive, gravelly
ant— smooth, satiny, silky
Adj—offensive disagreeable, distasteful
syn – hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive
ant – pleasing, attractive, tempting, wholesome
v—to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way, to scurry n—a pail
syn— v—abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump
ant—keep afloat, salvage, rescue
19. repugnant
20. scuttle
Quiz Date: Thursday, March 19
15. inscribe
ant—adj. main, primary, principal
Due:
11. heterogeneous
adj. giving assistance or support (n) a helper, aid
syn— adj--additional n. reserve, accessory
Adj frank, sincere, impartial,
syn— forthright, plainspoken, unbiased
n. small room or compartment
syn— hole-in-the-wall
n. work that is hard and tiresome
syn— toil, labor, grind
n. a representative or messenger (as of a government)
syn- ambassador, emissary, minister
v. to elevate, to increase in intensity
syn—raise, ascend, mount
adj. n—means to an end adj.—advantageous, useful
syn- n—contrivance, device adj—serviceable
v—to pretend
syn- fake, sham, affect, simulate
n. a natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
syn— bent, knack, gift, style, panache
Adj—causing sorrow or pain, serious
syn— painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant
adj. composed of different kinds, diverse
syn— miscellaneous, mixed, variegated
n.-a vast number (as of people), a throng
syn— crowd, mass, swarm
v—to force, drive forward
Syn— urge, push, spur, propel
Adj--disbelieving, skeptical
Syn— mistrustful, doubting
v. to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
syn- enroll, enlist
n.—a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
syn— soliloquy
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Homework due date: Friday, March 6
English 1 Vocabulary UNIT