VOCABULARY UNIT 13

ANITPATHY

• N. A strong dislike, hostile feeling
• Sny: hostility
• Ant: attraction

APPLICABLE

• Adj. capable of being applied
• Syn: appropriate
• Ant: inappropriate

ASSET

• N. Someting of value
• Syn: property
• Ant: drawback

BESET

• V. To attack from all sides
• Syn:assail

COMPASSION

• N. Sympathy for another's suffering
• Syn: concern
• Ant: indifference

DECORUM

• N. Proper behavior
• Syn: seemliness
• Ant: impropriety

DURESS

• N. A compulsion by threat
• Syn:intimidation
• Ant: persuasion

EXUBERANT

• Adj. highly spirited
• Syn: lively
• Ant: depressed

FACSIMILE

• N. An exact copy
• Syn: replica
• Ant:variation

IMBIDE

• V. To drink, to take in
• Syn: swallow
• Ant: eject

IMPLACABLE

• Adj. not to be satisfied
• Syn: relentless
• Ant: lenient

INFINITESIMAL

• Adj. so small as to be almost immeasurable
• Syn: tiny
• Ant: vast

INNOCUOUS

• Adj. harmless
• Syn: feeble
• Ant: harmful

MILITATE

• V. To have effect or force on or against someone or something
• Syn: counter

PATENT

• N. Exclusive rights over, V. To arrange or obtain, Adj. plain
• Syn: exclusive
• Ant: concealed

PROWESS

• N. Distinguished bravery
• Syn: valor
• Ant: cowardice

SEDATE

• Adj. quite V. To administer a tranquilizer
• Syn: unruffled
• Ant: loud

STENTORIAN

• Adj. Extremely loud
• Syn: thundering
• Ant: hushed

STIPULATE

• V. To arrange specifically
• Syn: specify

ULTIMATUM

• N. A final proposle or statement of conclusion
• Syn: final terms