UNIT 13

ANITPATHY

• DEF. (n.) a storng dislike, hostile feeling
• SYN. hostility, enmity, aversion, bad blood
• ANT. attraction, appeal, allure, sympathy
• EX. Hitler had an antipathy towards non Germans.

APPLICABLE

• DEF. (adj.) capable of being applied; relevant, suitable
• SYN. appropriate, fit, apt, apposite
• ANT. inappropriate, unsuitable, irrelevant
• EX. In class, the student asked an applicable question that wasn't off topic.

ASSET

• DEF. (n.) something of value; a resource; an advantage
• SYN. property, possession, holding, endowment
• ANT. drawback, handicap, liability
• EX. An asset of the U.S. Army is a nuke.

BESET

• DEF. (v.) to attack from all sides; to surround, hem in; (adj.,part.) harassed, troubled; studded (as in jewels)
• SYN. (v.) assail, harass, badger, pester, tormen
• EX. If you beset the opponent, you have a greater chance of being victorious.

COMPASSION

• DEF. (n.) sympathy for another's suffering; pity
• SYN. concern, commiseration, empathy
• ANT. indifference, callousness, heartlessness
• EX. People often have compassion for someone who has just lost someone special.

DECORUM

• DEF. (n.) proper behavior, good taste; orderliness
• SYN. seemliness, good form, propriety
• ANT. impropriety, bad form, bad taste
• EX. The decorum of the student was great.

DURESS

• DEF. (n.) compulsion by threat; forcible confinement
• SYN. intimidation, coercion
• ANT. persuasion, coaxing, sweet talk, cajolery
• EX. Some cops use duress to get information from criminals.

EXUBERANT

• DEF. (adj.) high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant
• SYN. lively, ebullient, irrepressible, lavish
• ANT. depressed, despondent, sulky, restrained
• After the team won the championship, everyone was exuberant.

FACSIMILE

• DEF. (n.) an exact copy
• SYN. replica, duplicated, reproduction, clone
• ANT. variation, modification, permutation
• EX. People make facsimiles of popular art and sell it for money.

IMBIBE

• DEF. (v.) to drink; to take in, absorb
• SYN. swallow, gulp, quaff, assimilate, digest
• ANT. eject, emit, expel, discharge
• EX. I like to imbibe water.

IMPLACABLE

• DEF. (adj.) not to be satisfied or pacified; unyeilding
• SYN. relentless, inexorable, unappeasable
• ANT. lenient, indulgent, permissive, flexible
• EX. After I failed my test was very implacable.

INFINITESIMAL

• DEF. (adj.) so small as to be almost immeasureable; minute
• SYN. tiny, minuscule, microscopic, unnoticeable
• ANT. vast, immense, huge, infinite
• EX. The bacteria on the door handle is infinitesimal

INNOCUOUS

• DEF. (adj.) harmless, inoffensive; insignificant
• SYN. feeble, impotent, unobjectionable, insipid
• ANT. harmful, dangerous, pernicious, toxic, virulent
• The tiny snake's bite was innocuous.

MILITATE

• DEF. (v.) to have effect or force on or against someone or something, fight against
• SYN. counter, oppose, work against
• The two opposing armies militate each other.

PATENT

• DEF. (n.) exclusive rights over an invention; copyright; (v.) to arrange or obtain such rights; (adj.) plain, open to view; copyrighted
• SYN. (n.) exclusive license; (adj.) evidenty
• ANT. (adj.) concealed, hidden, secret, clandestine
• EX. Once you invent something new, getting a patent is a wise decision.

PROWESS

• DEF. (n.) distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability
• SYN. valor, courage, heroism, mastery, proficiency
• ANT. cowardice, incompetence, ineptitude
• EX. The lion king displayed prowess in her hunt.

SEDATE

• DEF. (adj.) quiet, settled, sober; (v.) to administer a tranquilizer
• SYN. (adj.) unruffled, composed, cool and collected
• ANT. (adj.) loud, brash, flashy, flamboyant, garish, flightly
• EX. The police had to sedate the fleeing convict.

STENTORIAN

• DEF. (adj.) extremely loud
• SYN. thundering, booming, deafening, earsplitting
• ANT. hushed, inaudible, whispered, mute
• EX. The upset baby that was crying was stentorian.

STIPULATE

• DEF. (v.) to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement
• SYN. specify, contract, provide for
• EX. Someone who has OCD must stipulate their stuff.

ULTIMATUM

• DEF. (n.)a final proposal or statement of conditions
• SYN. final terms
• EX. The impatient girlfriend gave her boyfriend an ultimatum.