Vocab Unit 13
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Antipathy | (n.) a strong dislike, hostile feeling s. hostility, enmity, aversion, bad blood a. attraction, appeal, allure, sympathy |
| Applicable | (adj.) capable of being applied; relevant, suitable s. appropriate, fit, apt, apposite a. inappropriate, unsuitable, irrelevant |
| Asset | (n.) something of value; a resource; an advantage s. property, possesion, holding, endowment a. drawback, handicap, liabilty |
| Beset | (v.) to attack from all sides; to surround, hem in; (adj., part) harassed, troubled; studded (as with jewels)(bedazzled!) s. (v.) assail, harass, badger, pester, torment |
| Compassion | (n.) sympathy for anothers suffering; pity s. concerm, commiseration, empathy a. indifference, callousness, heartlessness |
| Decorum | (n.) proper behavior, good taste; orderliness s. seemliness, good form, propriety a. impropriety, bad form, bad taste |
| Duress | (n.) compulsion by threat; forcible confinement s. intimidation, coercion a. persuasion, coaxing, sweet talk, cajolery |
| Exuberant | (adj.) high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant s. lively, ebullient, irrepressible, lavish a. depressed despondant, sulky, restrained |
| Facsimile | (n.) an exact copy s. replica, duplicate, reproduction, clone a. variation, modification, permutation |
| Imbibe | (v.) to drink; take in, absorb s. swallow, gulp, quaff, assimilate, digest a. eject, emit, expel, discharge |
| Implacable | (adj.) not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding s. relentless, inexorable, unappeasable a. lenient, indulgent, permissive, flexible |
| Infinitesimal | (adj.) so small as to be immeasureable; minute s. tiny, miniscule, microscope, unnoticeable a. vast, immense, huge, infinite |
| Innocuous | (adj.) harmless, inoffensive; insignificant s. feeble, impotent, unobjectionable, insipid a. harmful, dangerous, pernicious, toxic, virulent |
| Militate | (v.) to have effect or force on or against something, fight against s. counter, oppose, work against |
| Patent | (n.) exclusive rights over an invention; copyright; (v.) to arrange or obtain such rights; (adj.) plain, open to view; copyrighted s. (n.) exclusive, license; (adj.) evident a. (adj.) concealed, hidden, secret, clandestine |
| Prowess | (n.) distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability s. valor, courage, heroism, mastery, proficiency a. (adj.) cowardice, incompetence, ineptitude |
| Sedate | (adj.) quiet, settled, sober; (v.) to administer a tranquilizer s. (adj.)unruffled, composed, cool, collective a. (adj.)loud, brash, flashy, flamboyant, garish, flighty |
| Stentorian | (adj.) extremely loud s. thundering, booming, deafening, earsplitting a. hushed, inaudible, whispered, mute |
| Stipulate | (v.) to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement s. specify, contract, provide for |
| Ultimatum | (n.) a final proposal or statement of conditions s. final terms |
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