| A | B |
|---|
| accelerate | slow down, retard, decelerate |
| bystander | active participant |
| casual | formal, serious, premeditated, intentional |
| downtrodden | uplifted, liberated |
| entice | nauseate, sicken, revolt, repel |
| erode | nurture, promote, encourage |
| graphic | dull, boring, unrealistic, colorless |
| gruesome | pleasant, delightful, appealing |
| melancholy | merry, happy, cheerful, joy, elation |
| ordeal | pleasure, cinch |
| parch | soak, drench, saturate, waterlog |
| persist | give up, discontinue |
| puny | robust, brawny, mammoth, gigantic |
| ratify | cancel, repeal, annul, veto |
| regal | lowly, humble, abject, servile |
| stifle | nurture, promote, encourage |
| vital | nonessential, unnecessary |
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