english definitions, synonyms, and antonyms unit 13

antipathy

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a strong dislike, hostile feeling

s: hostility, enmity, aversion, bad blood
a: attraction, appeal, allure, sympathy

capable of being applied; relevant suitable

s: appropriate, fit, apt, apposite
a: inappropriate, unsuitable, irrelevant

something of value; a resource; an advantage

s: property, possession, holding, endowment
a: drawback, handicap, liability

(v.) to attack from all sides; to surround, hem in; (adj., part.) harassed, troubled; studded (as with jewels)

s: assail, harass, badger, pester, torment

sympathy for another's suffering; pity

s: concern, commiseration, empathy
a: indifference, callousness, heartlessness

proper behavior, good taste; orderliness

s: seemliness, good form, propriety
a: impropriety, bad form, bad taste

(n.) compulsion by threat; forcible confinement

s: intimidation, coercion
a: persuasion, coaxing, sweet talk, cajolery

(adj.) high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant

s: lively, ebullient, irrepressible, lavish
a: depressed, despondent, sulky, restrained

an exact copy

s: replica, duplicate, reproduction, clone
a: variation, modification, permutation

to drink; to take in, absorb

s: swallow, gulp, quaff, assimilate, digest
a: eject, emit, expel, discharge