Sadlier-Oxford Level E Unit 13

antipathy

(n.) a strong dislike, hostile feeling

Syn: hostility, enmity, aversion, bad blood

Ant: attraction, appeal, allure, sympathy

applicable

(adj.) capable of being applied; relevant, suitable

Syn: appropriate, fit, apt, apposite

Ant: inappropriate, unsuitable, irrelevant

asset

(n.) something of value; a resource; an advantage

Syn: property, possession, holding, endowment

Ant: drawback, handicap, liability

beset

(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

compassion

(n.) sympathy for another's suffering; pity

Syn: concern, commiseration, empathy

Ant: indifference, callousness, heartlessness

decorum

(n.) proper behavior, good taste; orderliness

Syn: seemliness, good form, propriety

Ant: impropriety, bad form, bad taste

duress

(n.) compulsion by threat; forcible confinement

Syn: intimidation, coercion

Ant: persuasion, coaxing, sweet talk, cajolery

exuberant

(adj.) high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant

Syn: lively, ebullient, irrepressible, lavish

Ant: depressed, despondent, sulky, restrained

facsimile

(n.) an exact copy

Syn: replica, duplicate, reproduction, clone

Ant: variation, modification, permutation

imbibe

(v.) to drink; to take in, absorb

Syn: swallow, gulp, quaff, assimilate, digest

Ant: eject, emit, expel, discharge

implacable

(adj.) not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding

Syn: relentless, inexorable, unappeasable

Ant: lenient, indulgent, permissive, flexible

infinitesimal

(adj.) so small as to be almost immeasurable; minute

Syn: tiny, minuscule, microscopic, unnoticeable

Ant: vast, immense, huge, infinite

innocuous

(adj.) harmless, inoffensive; insignificant

Syn: feeble, impotent, unobjectionable, insipid

Ant: harmful, dangerous, pernicious, toxic, virulent

militate

(v.) to have effect or force on or against someone or something, fight against

Syn: counter, oppose, work against

patent

(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.) evident

Ant: (adj.) concealed, hidden, secret, clandestine

prowess

(n.) distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability

Syn: valor, courage, heroism, mastery, proficiency

Ant: cowardice, incompetence, ineptitude

sedate

(adj.) quiet, settled, sober; (v.) to administer a tranquilizer

Syn: (adj.) unruffled, composed, cool and collected

Ant: (adj.) loud, brash, flashy, flamboyant, garish, flighty

stentorian

(adj.) extremely loud

Syn: thundering, booming, deafening, earsplitting

Ant: hushed, inaudible, whispered, mute

stipulate

(v.) to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement

Syn:specify, contract, provide for

ultimatum

(n.) a final proposal or statement of conditions

Syn: final terms