Unit 9 Vocab Flashcards

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Antonyms: (adj.) main, primary, principal

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Auxiliary

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

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Auxiliary

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Synonyms: forthright, plainspoken, unbiased, frank

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Candid

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Antonyms: insincere, evasive, misleading, artful

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Candid

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Synonym: hole in the wall, a small room or compartment

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Cubicle

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Antonyms: vast hall, auditorium

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Cubicle

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Synonyms: toil, labor, grind

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Drudgery

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Antonyms: play, frolic, amusement, recreation, fun

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Drudgery

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Synonyms: ambassador, emissary, minister

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Envoy

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Synonyms: raise, ascend, mount

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Escalate

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Antonyms: decrease, lesson, descend, defuse

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Escalate

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

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Expedient

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Antonyms: (adj.) inconvenient, untimely, disadvantageous,

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Expedient

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Synonyms: fake, sham, affect, simulate, to pretend

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Feign

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Synonyms: bent, knack, gift, style, panache

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Flair

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Antonyms: inability, incapacity

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Flair

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Synonyms: painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant, serious

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Grievous

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Antonyms: joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting

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Grievous

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Synonyms: miscellaneous, mixed, variegated

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Heterogeneous

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Antonyms: uniform, homogeneous, of a piece

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Heterogeneous

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Synonyms: crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm

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Horde

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Antonyms: few, handful

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Horde

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Synonyms: urge, push, spur, propel, incite

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Impel

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Antonyms: discourage, check, restrain, curb

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Impel

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Synonyms: mistrustful, doubting

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Incredulous

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Antonyms: believing, trustful

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Incredulous

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Synonyms: enroll, enlist

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Incredulous

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

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Inscribe

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Synonym: soliloquy

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Monologue

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Antonyms: conversation, colloquy

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Monologue

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Synonym: projection

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Prognosis

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Synonyms: scraping, abrasive, gravelly

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Rasping

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Antonyms: smooth, silky, satiny

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Rasping

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Synonyms: hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive

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Repugnant

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Antonyms: pleasing, attractive, tempting, fulsome

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Repugnant

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Synonyms: abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump

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Scuttle

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Antonyms: keep afloat, salvage, rescue, preserve

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Scuttle