| A | B |
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| accelerate | step up, quicken, hasten |
| bystander | observer, onlooker, spectator |
| canvass | poll, survey, solicit |
| casual | accidental, haphazard, offhand |
| downtrodden | mistreat, ground, underfoot |
| entice | lure, beguile |
| erode | corrode, abrade |
| flounder | wallow, struggle |
| graphic | lively, colorful, descriptive |
| gruesome | gory, hiddeous, grisly |
| melancholy | depressed, dejected |
| ordeal | test, hardship |
| parch | dry up, dehydrate, desiccate |
| persist | persevere, keep at it, endure |
| puny | undersize, pint size, weak, small |
| quibble | nitpick, split hairs, cavel, squabble |
| ratified | endorse, sanction, uphold |
| regal | majestic, stately, princely, august |
| stifle | strangle, suppress, snuff |
| vital | indispensible, fundamental |
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