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Unit 13 Vocab
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9th Grade
05/03/2011

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Antipathy
Definition
A strong dislike, hostile feeling
Syn: hostility, enmity, aversion, bad blood
Ant: attraction, appeal, allure, sympathy
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Applicable
Definition
Capable of being applied; relevant, suitable
Syn: appropriate, fit, apt, apposite
Ant: inappropriate, unsuitable, irrelevant
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Asset
Definition
Something of value; a resource; an advantage
Syn: property, possession, holding, endowment
Ant: drawback, handicap, liability
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Beset
Definition
To attack from all sides; to surround, hem in; harassed, troubled; studded (as with jewels
Syn: assail, harass, badger, pester, torment
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Compassion
Definition
Sympathy for another's suffering; pity
Syn: concern, commiseration, empathy
Ant: indifference, callousness, heartlessness
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Decorum
Definition
Proper behavior, good taste; orderliness
Syn: seemliness, good form, propriety
Ant: impropriety, bad form, bad taste
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Duress
Definition
Compulsion by threat; forcible confinement
Syn: intimidation, coercion
Ant: persuasion, coaxing, sweet talk, cajolery
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Exuberant
Definition
High spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant
Syn: lively, ebullient, irrepressible, lavish
Ant: depressed, despondent, sulky, restrained
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Facsimile
Definition
An exact copy
Syn: replica,duplicate, reproduction, clone
Ant: variation, modification, permutation
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