VOCABULARY UNIT 13

ANTIPATHY

• Noun
• A strong dislike, hostile feeling
• Synonyms: hostility, enmity, aversion, bad blood.
• Antonyms: attraction, appeal, allure, sympathy
• Ex: The antipathy I had for the pitcher grew when he hit me with the first pitch of the at-bat.

APPLICABLE

• Adjective
• Capable of being applied; relevant, suitable
• Synonyms: appropriate, fit, apt, apposite
• Antonyms: inappropriate, unsuitable, irrelevant
• Ex: Today's applicable argument made by the defense may have saved their client of the death penalty.

ASSET

• Noun
• Something of value; a resource; an advantage
• Synonyms: property, holding, endowment
• Antonyms: drawback, handicap, liability
• Ex: One of England's greatest assets, India, is no longer an English colony.

BESET

• Verb
• (v.) to attack from all sides; to surround, hem in; (adj., part.) harassed, troubled; studded (as with jewels)
• Syn: (v.) assail, harass, badger, pester, torment
• Ex: The general decided to beset the town, to cut off supplies entering the city and for it to be easier to conquer.

COMPASSION

• Noun
• sympathy for another's suffering; pity
• Synonyms: concern, commiseration, empathy
• Antonyms: indifference, callousness, heartlessness
• Ex: The Buddha's teaching compassion became the central focus of Buddhism.

DECRUM

• Noun
• proper behavior, good taste; orderliness
• Synonyms: seemliness, good form, propriety
• Antonyms: impropriety, bad form, bad taste
• Ex: The child was praised for his decorum while in church, something not often found in kids of that young age.

DURESS

• Noun
• compulsion by threat; forcible confinement
• Synonyms: intimidation, coercion
• Antonyms: persuasion, coaxing, sweet talk, cajolery
• Ex: The duress felt during tryouts for a team can get the most of some people.

EXUBERANT

• Adjective
• high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant
• Synonyms: lively, ebullient, irrepressible, lavish
• Antonyms: depressed, despondent, sulky, restrained
• Ex: A exuberant fan section can give the team some extra life and motivation.

FACSIMILE

• Noun
• an exact copy
• Synonyms: replica, duplicate, reproduction, clone
• Antonyms: variation, modification, permutation
• Ex: The family printed off a couple copies of facsimiles of birth certificates, in case they needed the in the future.

IMBIBE

• Verb
• to drink; to take in, absorb
• Synonyms: swallow, gulp, quaff, assimilate, digest
• Antonyms: eject, emit, expel, discharge
• Ex: I imbibed a lot of Gatorade during the game, unlike my teammates, who seemed to be dying of thirst.

IMPLACABLE

• Adjective
• not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding
• Synonyms: relentless, inexorable, unappeasable
• Antonyms: lenient, indulgent, permissive, flexible
• Ex:The implacable pressure put on my the forecheck caused many missed passes and turnovers during the game.

INFINITESIMAL

• Adjective
• so small as to be almost immeasurable; minute
• Synonyms: tiny, minuscule, microscopic, unnoticeable
• Antonyms: vast, immense, huge, infinite
• While I was walking down the street, I didn't even notice the infinitesimal insect on the ground.

INNOCUOUS

• Adjective
• harmless, inoffensive; insignificant
• Synonyms: feeble, impotent, unobjectionable, insipid
• Antonyms: harmful, dangerous, pernicious, toxic, virulent
• Ex: The joke was meant to be innocuous, but the teammate didn't take it that way and the whole team got in trouble.

MILITATE

• Verb
• to have effect or force on or against someone or something, fight against
• Synonyms: counter, oppose, work against
• Ex: The team militated against the overpowering defense to win the championship.

PATENT

• Noun, adjective, verb
• (n.) exclusive rights over an invention; copyright; (v.) to arrange or obtain such rights; (adj.) plain, open to view; copyrighted
• Synonyms: (n.) exclusive, license; (adj.) evident
• Antonyms: (adj.) concealed, hidden, secret, clandestine
• Ex: The patent documents showed the corrupt financial problems the government had been trying to hide for years.

PROWESS

• Noun
• distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability
• Synonyms: valor, courage, heroism, mastery, proficiency
• Antonyms: cowardice, incompetence, ineptitude
• Ex: The prowess of the police officer earned him respect amongst all of the rest of the station.

SEDATE

• Adjective, verb
• (adj.) quiet, settled, sober; (v.) to administer a tranquilizer
• Synonyms: (adj.) unruffled, composed, cool and collected
• Antonyms: (adj.) loud, brash, flashy, flamboyant, garish, flighty
• Ex: The sedate pitcher wanted the ball in the based loaded, no outs jam.

STENTORIAN

• Adjective
• extremely loud
• Synonyms: thundering, booming, deafening, earsplitting
• Antonyms: hushed, inaudible, whispered, mute
• Ex: The stentorian speakers in the locker room was blasting through the concrete walls.

STIPULATE

• Verb
• to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement
• Synonyms:specify, contract, provide for
• Ex: The hockey sticks were stipulated in numerical order.

ULTIMATUM

• Noun
• a final proposal or statement of conditions
• Synonyms: final terms
• Ex: A ultimatum was finally reached after weeks of talk between both sides.