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• Antipathy: a strong dislike or hostile feeling
• Sensible people normally view any form of bigotry with the most profound antipathy
• Synonyms: hostility, enmity, aversion, bad blood
• Antonyms: attraction, appeal, allure, sympathy
• Applicable: capable of being applied; relevant, suitable
• The protection against being tried for the same crime twice is not applicable in some cases
• Synonyms: appropriate, fit, apt, apposite
• Antonyms: inappropriate, unsuitable, irrelevant
• Asset: something of value; a resource; an advantage
• By law, an annual report must include a detailed list of a company's assets and liabilities
• Synonyms: property, possession, holding, endowment
• Antonyms: drawback, handicap, liability
• Beset: to attack from all sides; to surround, hem in
• Every federal administration must grapple with the economic woes that beset the nation
• The crown worn by England's monarchs is a gorgeous beset with fabulous precious stones
• Synonyms: assail, harass, badger, pester, torment
• Compassion: sympathy for another's suffering; pity
• Without the compassion and generosity of donors and volunteers, many charitable organizations would have to shut their doors
• Synonyms: concern, commiseration, empathy
• Antonyms: indifference, callousness, heartlessness
• Decorum: proper behavior, good taste; orderliness
• Legislative assemblies preserve decorum by operating under the rules of parliamentary procedure
• Synonyms: seemliness, good form, propriety
• Duress: compulsion by threat; forcible confinement
• Synonyms: intimidation, coercion
• Political prisoners are sometimes subjected to a mild form of duress called house arrest
• Antonyms: persuasion, coaxing, sweet talk, cajolery
• Exuberant: high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abur
• Unable to control their exuberant, the fans of the popular singer cheered their idol loudly
• Synonyms: lively, ebullient, irrepressible, lavish
• Antonyms: depressed, despondent, sulky, restrained
• Facsimile: an exact copy
• A facsimile of the U.S. Constitution is displayed in many social studies classrooms
• Synonyms: replica, duplicate, reproduction, clone
• Antonyms: variation, modification, permutation
• Imbibe: to drink; to take in, absorb
• An inquisitive person can imbibe knowledge from many sources
• Synonyms: swallow, gulp, quaff, assimilate, digest
• Antonyms: eject, expel, discharge
• Implacable: not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding