UNIT 13

ANTHIPATHY

• (n.) a strong dislike, hostile feeling
• Synonyms: hostility, enmity, aversion, bad blood
• antonyms: attraction, appeal, allure, sympathy
• I have antipathy for people who chew obnoxiously

APPLICABLE

• (adj.) capable of being applied; relevant, suitable
• Synonyms: appropriate, fit, apt, apposite
• Antonyms: inappropriate, unsuitable, irrelevant
• The problem is applicable to any situation.

ASSET

• (n.) something of value; a resource; an advantage
• synonyms: property, possession, holding, endowment
• Antonyms: drawback, handicap, liability
• My signed football is an asset to me.

BESET

• (v.) to attack from all sides; to surround, hem in; (adj., part.) harassed, troubled; studded
• Synonyms: (V.) assail, harass, badger, pester, torment
• My sister is often beset, as she try's to annoy me.

COMPASSION

• (n.) Sympathy for another's suffering; pity
• Synonyms: concern, commiseratíon, empathy
• Antonyms; indifference, callousness, heartlessness
• I feel sad and have compassion for the suffering homeless.

DECORUM

• (n.) proper behavior, good taste; orderliness
• Synonyms: seemliness, good form, propriety
• Antonyms: impropriety, bad form, bad taste
• In school i must have a decorum, acting proper.

DURESS

• (n.) compulsion by threat; forcible confinement
• Synonyms: intimidation, coercion
• Antonyms: persuasion, coaxing, sweet talk, cajolery
• He was very duress, he seemed like a threat when i first meet him.

EXUBERANT

• (adj.) high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant
• Synonyms: lively, ebullient, irrepressible, lavish
• Antonyms: depressed, despondent, sulky, restrained
• The cheerleaders are very exuberant, they are very enthusiastic.

FACSIMILE

• (n.) an exact copy
• Synonyms: replica, duplicate, reproduction, clone
• Antonyms: variation, modification, permutation
• The notebook was facsimle, a copy of another students book.

IMBIBE

• (v.) to drink; to take in, absorb
• Synonyms: swallow, gulp, quaff, assimilate, digest
• Antonyms: eject, emit, expel, discharge
• I imbibe water after practice.

IMPLACABLE

• (adj.) not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding
• Synonyms: relentless, inexorable, unappeasable
• Antonyms: lenient, indulgent, permissive, flexible
• The manager was implacable with the work i did, he made me do it over again.

INFINITESIMAL

• (adj.) so small as to be almost immeasurable; minute
• Synonyms: tiny, minuscule, microscopic, unnoticeable
• Antonyms: vast, immense, huge, infinite
• The splinter was INFINITESIMAL, i couldent see it with my eye.

INNOCUOUS

• (adj.) harmless, inoffensive; insignificant
• Synonyms: feeble, impotent, unobjectionable, insipid
• Antonyms: harmful, dangerous, pernicious, toxic, virulent
• The animal was so innocuous, not hurting anybody.

MILITATE

• (v.) to have effect or force on or against someone or something, fight against
• Synonyms: counter, oppose, work against
• He could militate someone, have force upon them.

PATENT

• (n.) exclusive rights over an invention; copyright; (v.) to arrange or obtain such rights; (adj.) plain, open to view; copyrighted
• Synonyms: (n.) license; (adj.) evident
• Antonyms: (adj.) concealed, hidden, secret, clandestine
• They had a registered patent over this idea, they have exclusive rights.

POWESS

• (n.) distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability
• Synonyms: valor, courage, heroism, mastery, proficiency
• Antonyms: cowardice, incompetence, ineptitude
• She had powess for saving the dogs life.

SEDATE

• (adj.) quiet, settled, sober; (v.) to administer a tranquilizer
• Synonyms: (adj.) unruffled, composed, cool and collected
• Antonyms: (adj.) loud, brash, flashy, flamboyant, garish, flighty
• They sedated her before the surgery, put her to sleep.

STENTORIAN

• (adj.) extremely loud
• Synonyms: thundering, booming, deafening, earsplitting
• Antonyms: hushed, inaudibie, whispered, mute
• The stentorian speakers were incredibly loud.

STIPULATE

• (v.) to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement
• Synonyms: specify, contract,
• They stipulate the placement of fruit in an edible arrangement.

ULTIMATUM

• (n.) a final proposal or statement of conditions
• Synonyms: final terms
• the ultimatum plans were set in stone.