12/13 vocab

antipathy

(n.) a strong dislike, hostile feeling

Syn: hostility, enmity, aversion, bad blood

Ant: attraction, appeal, allure, sympathy

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

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

prowess

(n.) distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability

Syn: valor, courage, heroism, mastery, proficiency

Ant: cowardice, incompetence, ineptitude

acrid

adj., harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper

callous

adj., emotionally hardened, unfeeling

clandestine

adj., secret, concealed; underhanded

elated

adj., part., in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased

indelible

adj., not able to be erased or removed; memorable

indulgent

adj., yielding to the wishes or demands of others

quell

v., to subdue, put down forcibly

ruminate

v., to meditate, think about at length; to chew the cud

tacit

adj., unspoken, silent; implied, inferred

tangible

adj., capable of being touched; real, concrete