auxiliary
(adj.) giving assistance or support; (n.) a helper, aid
Synonyms: (adj.) additional,back-up; (n.) reserve, accessory\
Antonyms: (adj.) main, primary, principal
candid
(adj.)frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
Synonyms: forthright, plainspoken, unbiased
Antonyms: insincere, evasive, misleading, artful
cubicle
(n.) a small room or compartment
Synonyms: enclosure, hole-in-the-wall
Antonyms: vast hall, auditorium
drudgery
(n.) work that is hard and tiresome
Synonyms: toil, labor, grind
Antonyms: play, frolic, amusement, recreation, fun
envoy
(n.) a representative or messenger (as of a government)
Synonyms: agent, ambassador, emissary, minister
escalate
(v.) to elevate; to increase in intensity
Synonyms: climb, raise, ascend, mount
Antonyms: decrease, lessen, descend, defuse
expedient
(n.) a means to an end; (adj.) advantageous, useful
Synonyms: (n.) contrivance, device; (adj.) servicable
feign
(v.) to pretend
Synonyms: fake, sham, affect, simulate
flair
(n.) a natural quality, talent or skill; a distinctive style
Synonyms: aptitude, bent, knack, gift, style, panache
Antonyms: inability, incapacity
grievous
(adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious
Synonyms: painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant
Antonyms: joyful, uplifting, cheery, upbeat, comforting
heterogeneous
(adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse
Synonyms: miscellaneous, mixed, variegated
Antonyms: uniform, homogeneous, of a piece
horde
(n.) a vast number (as of people); a throng
Synonyms: crowd, mass, multitude, host, swarm
Antonyms: few, handful
impel
(v.) to force, drive forward
Synonyms: urge, push, spur, propel, incite
Antonyms: discourage, check, restrain, curb
incredulous
(adj.) disbelieving, skeptical
Synonyms: dubious, mistrustful, doubting
Antonyms: believing, trustful, gullible
inscribe
(v.) to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list
Synonyms: imprint, enroll, enlist
Antonyms: erase, rub out, delete, efface, obliterate
monologue
(n.) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
Synonyms: soliloquy, recitation
Antonyms: dialogue, conversation, colloquy
prognosis
(n.) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
Synonyms: prediction, projection
rasping
(adj.) with a harsh, grating sound; (n.) a harsh sound
Synonyms: (adj.) scratchy, scraping, abrasive, gravelly
Antonyms: (Adj.) sonorous, smooth, satiny, silky, mellow
repugnant
(adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
Synonyms: hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive
Antonyms: pleasing, attractive, tempting, wholesome
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
Synonyms: (v.) abandon, discard, scrap, ditch, dump
Antonyms: (v.) keep afloat, salvage, rescue, preserve