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Auxiliary
- (adj.) giving assistance or support; (n.) a helper, aid
- SYN-(adj.) additional, back-up; (n.) reserve, accessory
- ANT-(adj.) main, primary, principal
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Candid
- (adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
- SYN-forthright, plainspoken, unbiased
- ANT-insincere, evasive, misleading, artful
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Cubicle
- (n.) a small room or compartment
- SYN-enclosure, hole-in-the-wall
- ANT-vast hall, auditorium
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Drudgery
- (n.) work that is hard and tiresome
- SYN-toil, labor, grind
- ANT-play, frolic, amusement, recreation, fun
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Envoy
- (n.) a representative or messenger (as of a government)
- SYN-agent, ambassador, emissary, minister
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Escalate
- (v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity
- SYN-climb, raise, ascend, mount
- ANT-decrease, lessen, descend, defuse
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Expedient
- (n.) a means to an end; (adj.) advantageous, useful
- SYN-(n.) contrivance, device; (adj.) serviceable
- ANT-(adj.) inconvenient, untimely, disadvantageous
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Feign
- (v.) to pretend
- SYN-fake, sham, affect, simulate
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Flair
- (n.) a natural quality, talent or skill; a distinctive style
- SYN-aptitude, bent, knack, gift, style, panache
- ANT-inability, incapacity
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Grievous
- (adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious
- SYN-painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant
- ANT-joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting
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Heterogeneous
- (adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse
- SYN-miscellaneous, mixed, variegated
- ANT-uniform, homogenous, of a piece
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Horde
- (n.) a vast number (as of people); a throng
- SYN-crows, mass, multitude, host, swarm
- ANT-few, handful
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Impel
- (v.) to force, drive forward
- SYN-urge, push, spur, propel, incite
- ANT-discourage, check, restrain, curb
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Incredulous
- (adj.) disbelieving, skeptical
- SYN-dubious, mistrustful, doubting
- ANT-believing, trustful, gullible
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Inscribe
- (v.) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
- SYN-imprint, enroll, enlist
- ANT-erase, rub out, delete, efface, obliterate
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Monologue
- (n.) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
- SYN-soliloquy, recitation
- ANT-dialogue, conversation, colloquy
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Prognosis
- (n.) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
- SYN-prediction, projection
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Rasping
- (adj.) with a harsh, grating sound; (n.) a harsh sound
- SYN-(adj.) scratchy, scraping, abrasive, gravelly
- ANT-(adj.) sonorous, smooth, satiny, silky, mellow
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Repugnant
- (adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
- SYN-hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive
- ANT-pleasing, attractive, tempting, wholesome
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Scuttle
- (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
- ANT-(v.) keep afloat, salvage, rescue, preserve
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