VOCAB UNIT 13

ANTIPATHY

• a strong dislike; hostile feeling
• noun
• syn: hostility, enmity, aversion, bad blood
• ant: attraction, appeal, allure, sympathy
• The antipathy and hatred between rival sports teams is uncanny.

APPLICABLE

• capable of being applied; relevant, suitable
• adjective
• syn: appropriate,fit,apt,apposite
• ant: inappropriate, unsuitable, irrelevant
• The teacher's applicable lessons helped the students learn.

ASSET

• something of value; a resource; an advantage
• noun
• syn: property, holding, endowment
• ant: drawback, handicap, liability
• People should handle their money with care because it is a valuable asset.

BESET

• to attack from all sides; to surround; to hem in
• verb
• syn: assail, harass, badger, pester, torment
• The Bills besetted the quarterback, tacking him to the ground.

COMPASSION

• sympathy for another's suffering; pity
• noun
• syn: concern, comminseration, empathy
• ant: indifference, callousness, heartlessness
• After the kid skinned his knee, his mother's compassion helped him calm down.

DECORUM

• proper behavior, good taste; orderliness
• noun
• syn: seemliness,good form, propriety
• ant: impropriety, bad form, bad taste
• The decorum and behavior of the child earned his parents trust.

DURESS

• compulsion by threat; forcible confinement
• noun
• syn: intimidation, coercion
• ant: persuasion, coaxing
• The duress of the Bruins player intimidated the smaller player.

EXUBERANT

• high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant
• adjective
• syn: lively,ebullient, irrepressible, lavish
• ant: depressed, despondent, sulky, restrained
• The player was exuberant after scoring the goal.

FACSIMILE

• an exact copy
• noun
• syn: replica,duplicate, clone
• ant: variation, modification, permutation
• There are thousands of facsimiles of iPhones since they sell so well.

IMBIBE

• to drink; to take in, absorb
• verb
• syn: swallow, gulp, quaff, digest
• ant: eject, emit, expel, discharge
• The thirsty athlete imbibed his Gatorade.

IMPLACABLE

• not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding
• adjective
• syn: relentless, inexorable, unappeasable
• ant: lenient, indulgent, permissive, flexible
• The implacable team was disappointed after losing the game.

INFINITESIMAL

• so small as to be almost immeasureable; minute
• adjective
• syn: tiny, minuscule
• ant: vast, immense, huge, infinite
• The infinitesimal grains of sand could barely be seen.

INNOCUOUS

• harmless, inoffensive; insignificant
• adjective
• syn: feeble, impotent, unobjectionable, insipid
• ant: harmful, dangerous, pernicious, toxic, virulent
• The innocuous and general conversation was about the weather.

MILITATE

• to have effect or force on or against someone or something, fight against
• verb
• syn: counter, oppose, work against
• The hockey players militated against each other, hitting one another.

PATENT

• exclusive rights over an invention; copyright
• noun
• syn: exclusive license
• The manufacturer received a patent so no one could steal their product.

PROWESS

• distinguised bravery; superior skill or ability
• noun
• syn: valor, courage, heroism, mastery, proficiency
• ant: cowardice, incompetence, ineptitude
• The prowess of George Washington as he rode into battle was incredible.

SEDATE

• quiet, settled, sober
• adjective
• syn: unruffled, composed, cool and collected
• ant: loud, brash, flashy, flamboyant, garish, flighty
• The sedated students took their test without talking.

STENTORIAN

• extremely loud
• adjective
• syn: thundering, deafening, earsplitting
• ant: hushed, inaudible, whispered, mute
• The stentorian crowd roared after the touchdown.

STIPULATE

• to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement
• verb
• syn: specify, contract, provide for
• After stipulating his own order, the customer gave the menu back.

ULTIMATUM

• a final proposal or statement of conditions
• noun
• syn: final terms
• The ultimatum was either to make the trade or the deal was off, said the NFL team.