UNIT 13

ANTIPATHY

• A strong dislike, a hostile feeling
• Synonym: hostility
• Antonym: attraction
• POS: Noun

APPLICABLE

• Capable of being applied, relevant, suitable
• Synonym: Appropriate
• Antonym: Inappropriate
• POS: adjective

ASSET

• Something of value, a resource, an advantage
• Synonym: Property
• Antonym: Drawback
• POS: noun

BESET

• To attack from all sides,to surround, hem in, harassed, troubled, studded
• Synonym: Assail
• Antonym: Indifference
• POS: verb

COMPASSION

• Sympathy for another's suffering, pity
• Synonym: Concern
• Antonym: Indifference
• POS: noun

DECORUM

• Synonym: Seemliness
• Antonym: Impropriety
• POS: noun
• Proper behavior, good taste, orderliness

DURESS

• Compulsion by threat, forcible confinement
• Synonym: Intimidation
• Antonym: Persuasion
• POS: noun

EXUBERANT

• High spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained, excessive, abundant
• Synonym: Lively
• Antonym: Depressed
• POS: adjective

FACSIMILE

• An exact copy
• Synonym: Replica
• Antonym: Modification
• POS: noun

IMBIBE

• To drink, to take in, absorb
• Synonym: Swallow
• Antonym: Eject
• POS: verb

IMPLACABLE

• Not to be satisfied or pacified, unyielding
• Synonym: Relentless
• Antonym: Lenient
• POS: adjective

INFINITESIMAL

• So small as to be almost immeasurable,
• Synonym: tiny
• Antonym: immense
• POS: Adjective

INNOCUOUS

• Harmless, inoffensive, insignificant
• Synonym: Feeble
• Antonym: Harmful
• POS: adjective

MILITATE

• To have effect or force on or against someone or something, fight against
• Synonym: Counter
• POS: verb

PATENT

• Exclusive rights over an intervention, copyright, to arrange or obtain rights, plain open to view, copyrighted
• Synonym: Evident
• Antonym: Concealed
• POS: noun, verb, adjective

PROWESS

• Distinguished bravery, superior skill or ability
• Synonym: Valor
• Antonym: Cowardice
• POS: noun

SEDATE

• Quiet, settled, sober, to administer, a tranquilizer
• Synonym: Unruffled
• Antonym: Loud
• POS: adjective, verb

STENTORIAN

• Extremely loud
• Synonym: Thundering
• Antonym: Hushed
• POS: adjective

STIPULATE

• To arrange specifically, to require as a condition of agreement
• Synonym: Specify
• POS: verb

ULTIMATUM

• A final proposal or statement of conditions
• Synonym: Final terms
• POS: noun