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Unit 13
Sadlier Vocabulary Level E Unit 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Synonym: Antipathy | hostility, enmity, aversion, bad blood |
| Antonym: Antipathy | attraction, appeal, allure, sympathy |
| Synonym: applicable | appropriate, fit, apt, apposite |
| Antonym: applicable | inappropriate, unsuitable, irrelevant |
| Synonym: asset | property, holding, endowment |
| antonym: asset | drawback, handicap, liability |
| Synonym: beset | assail, harass, badger, pester, torment |
| Synonym:compassion | concern, commiseration, empathy |
| antonym: compassion | indifference, callousness, heartlessness |
| Synonym: decorum | seemliness, good form, propriety |
| Antonym: decorum | impropriety, bad form, bad taste |
| Synonym: duress | intimidation, coercion |
| antonyms: duress | persuasion, coaxing |
| Synonym- exuberant | lively, ebullient, irrepressible, lavish |
| antonym; exuberant | depressed, despondent, sulky, restrained |
| Synonym: facisimile | replica, duplicate, clone |
| antonym: facisimile | variation, modification, permutation |
| Synonym: imbibe | swallow, gulp, quaff, digest |
| antonym: imbibe | eject, emit, expel, discharge |
| Synonym: implacable | relentless, inexorable, unappeasable |
| antonym: implacable | lenient, indulgent, permissive, flexible |
| Synonym: infinitesimal | tiny, miniscule |
| Antonym: infinitesimal | vast, immense, huge, infinite |
| Synonym: innocuous | feeble, impotent, unobjectionable, insipid |
| Antonym: innocuous | harmful, dangerous, pernicious, toxic, virulent |
| synonym: militate | counter, oppose, work against |
| synonym: patent | exclusive license, evident |
| antonym: patent | concealed, hidden, secret |
| synonym prowess | valor, courage, heroism, mastery, proficiency |
| antonym: prowess | cowardice, incompetence, ineptitude |
| synonym: sedate | unruffled, composed, cool and collected |
| antonym: sedate | loud, brash, flashy, flamboyant, garish, flighty |
| synonym: stentorian | thundering, deafening, earsplitting |
| antonym: stentorian | hushed, inaudible, whispered, mute |
| synonym: stipulate | specify, contract, provide for |
| synonym: ultimatum | final terms |
| antipathy | a strong dislike, hostile feeling |
| applicable | capable of being applied, relevant, suitable |
| asset | something of value, a resource, an advantage |
| beset | to attack from all sides, to surround, to hem in |
| compassion | sympathy for another's suffering; pity |
| decorum | proper behavior, good taste; orderliness |
| duress | compulsion by threat, forcible confinement |
| exuberant | high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained, excessive, abundant |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| imbibe | to drink, take in, absorb |
| implacable | not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding |
| infinitesimal | so small as to be immeasurable; minute |
| innocuous | harmless, inoffensive, insignificant |
| militate | to have effect or force on or against someone or something, fight against |
| patent | exclusive rights over an invention, copyright |
| prowess | distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability |
| sedate | quiet, settled, sober ; to administer a tranquilizer |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| stipulate | to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement |
| ultimatum | a final proposal or statement of condition |