(n.) a strong dislike, hostile feeling.
I have an antipathy to bullying in the hallways of North
Penn High School.

( adj.) capable of being applied; relevant, suitable.
Using research to understand more about the historical
Brutus and Caesar was applicable to my understanding of the play Julius
Caesar
.

( n.) something of value; a resource; an advantage
My assets in my house and investments were higher before the downturn in the economy.

The ship was beset with ice as it attempted to cross the
Bering Strait.
(v.) to attach from all sides; to surround, hem in; (adj., part.) harassed, troubled; studded as with jewels
Beset with jewels, the cross glowed in the medieval church.

(n.) sympathy for another’s suffering; pity
Compassion for the wildlife, coastline, and the people of the Gulf Coast stirred in the hearts of many when they saw the devastation of the oil spill.

When I was a growing up, the adults around me expected that I acted with decorum, which included acting respectfully to others and dressing appropriately as a lady or gentleman.
(n.) proper behavior, good taste; orderliness

(n.) compulsion by threat; forcible confinement
Larry realized he was under duress when his credit card payment exceeded his paycheck and he was in effect imprisoned by his overspending and bad decisions.

(adj.) high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant
The exuberant antics of
Jamie’s new puppy as he ran for the tennis ball brought smiles to the faces of all the people in the park.

(n.) an exact copy
The report that emerged from the copier machine was a facsimile of the original that I printed on my colored copier.

(v.) to drink; to take in, absorb
Imbibing too much cold water too quickly on a hot day can almost be as dangerous as not drinking enough liquids.

(adj.) not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding
The little girl was implacable when her mother refused to let her eat the chocolate ice cream before the tuna sandwich that had been prepared for lunch.

(adj.) so small as to be almost immeasurable; minute
The student argued that the infinitesimal speck between the prepositional phrase and the subject of the sentence was the missing comma.

(adj.) harmless, inoffensive; insignificant
The guest complained to the waiter that the smell of the fish special was offensive; but, most of us thought it was innocuous compared to the dead skunk on the road outside the window.

(v.) to have effect or force on or against someone or something, fight against
In the short story, “Amnesty,” young black South
Africans militated against the apartheid policies of the white government and many were jailed for years for the activities.

(n.) exclusive rights over an invention; copyright;
(v.) to arrange or obtain such rights;
(adj.) plain, open to view; copyrighted
We patented our designer phone at the patent office and advertised the patented product on our web page.

(n.) distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability
Gilgamesh’s prowess with weapons was evident when he defeated the pack of lions.

(adj.) quiet, settled, sober;
(v.) to administer a tranquilizer

(adj.) extremely loud
The student displayed a marked lack of manners when he emitted a stentorian greeting to a friend in the a hallway.

(v.) to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement
In A Doll’s House , Nora stipulated that Torvald not give her any money or contact her after she decided to leave.

The titles you know as movies , The Bourne
Identity , The Bourne
Supremacy , and The
Bourne Ultimatum, were first popular novels by
Robert Ludlum in which
Jason Bourne chases his identity while dealing a crushing blow to his opponents.
(n.) a final proposal or statement of conditions