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Vocab Unit 13 Level E
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Level E
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| 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) someting 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) harrassed, 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, 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 |
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