UNIT 13 VOCAB

(N) ANTIPATHY

• A strong dislike, hostile feeling
• Syn: hostility
• Ant: attraction
• I had antipathy toward the new president when he said he wanted to deport aliens.

(ADJ.) APPLICABLE

• Capable of being applied
• Syn: appropriate
• Ant: inappropriate
• The applicable face cream was put on her face to help with pimples.

(N.) ASSET

• Something of value
• Syn: property
• Ant: drawback
• The asset needed to be kept safe so we don't get in trouble.

(V.) BESET

• To attack from all sides
• Syn: assail
• The gazelle was beset by the tigers so there was nowhere to run.

(N.) COMPASSION

• Sympathy for another's suffering
• Syn: concern
• Ant: indifference
• I had compassion for the orphan so I adopted him.

(N.) DECORUM

• Proper behavior, good taste
• Syn: seemliness
• Ant: impropriety
• The decorum of the students was grade, not a single complaint.

(N.) DURESS

• Compulsion by threat
• Syn: intimidation
• I had to duress the prisoner even more by giving them solitary confinement.

(ADJ.) EXUBERANT

• High-spirited
• Syn: lively
• Ant: depressed
• The exuberant girl was elated because her birthday was great.

(N.)FACSIMILE

• An exact copy
• Syn: replica
• Ant: variation
• The facsimile of the hundred dollar bill actually was accepted by the cashier.

(V.) IMBIBE

• To drink
• Syn: swallow
• Ant: eject
• I imbibed so many drinks that night that my hangover was horrible.

(ADJ.) IMPLACABLE

• Not to be satisfied or pacified
• Syn: relentless
• Ant: lenient
• The implacable tiger could not be tamed with anything.

(ADJ.) INFINITESIMAL

• So small as to be almost immeasurable
• Syn: tiny
• The new atom was extremely infinitesimal not even a microscope could see it.

(ADJ.) INNOCUOUS

• Harmless, inoffensive
• Syn: feeble
• Ant: harmful
• The innocuous child would never hurt a fly.

(V.) MILITATE

• To have effect or force on or against someone or something.
• Syn: counter
• The government had full militate on Iran and Iraq.

(N.) PATENT

• Exclusive rights over an invention
• Syn: exclusive license
• Ant: concealed
• I had a patent in my new invention the shower buddy.

(N.) PROWESS

• Distinguished bravery
• Syn: valor
• Ant: cowardice
• The man was so brave some would call him the prowess of all the land.

(ADJ.) SEDATE

• Quiet, settled, sober
• Syn: unruffled
• Ant: loud
• The sedated prisoner was not causing any more problems for the jail mates.

(ADJ.) STENTORIAN

• Extremely loud
• Syn: thundering
• Ant: hushed
• The stentorian parents would not stop yelling at each other.

(V.) STIPULATE

• To arrange specifically
• Syn: specify
• I stipulated the papers in alphabetical order by name.

(N.) ULTIMATUM

• A final proposal or statement of conditions
• Syn: final terms
• The presidents speech of ultimatum was amazing everyone in the nation was amazed.