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| accelerate | (syn) step up, quicken, hasten (ant) slow down, retard, decelerate |
| bystander | (syn) observer, spectator, onlooker (ant) active participant |
| canvass | (syn) poll, survey, solicit |
| casual | (syn) accidental, haphazard, offhand (ant) formal, serious, premeditated, intentional |
| downtrodden | (syn) mistreated, ground underfoot (ant) uplifted, liberated |
| entice | (syn) lure, beguile (ant) nauseate, sicken, revolt, repel |
| erode | (syn) corrode, abrade (ant)nurture, promote, encourage |
| flounder | (syn) wallow, struggle |
| graphic | (syn) lively, colorful, descriptive (ant) dull, boring, unrealistic, colorless |
| gruesome | (syn) gory, hideous, grisly (ant) pleasant, delightful, appealing |
| melancholy | (syn) (adj) depressed, dejected (n) dejection, depression (ant)(adj) merry, happy, cheerful, (n) joy, elation |
| ordeal | (syn) test, hardship (ant) pleasure, cinch |
| parch | (syn) dry up, dehydrate, desiccate (ant) soak, drench, saturate, waterlog |
| persist | (syn) persevere, keep at it, endure (ant) give up, discontinue |
| puny | (syn) undersized, pint-size, small, weak (ant) robust, brawny, mammoth, gigantic |
| quibble | (syn) (v) nitpick, split hairs, cavil;(n) squabble |
| ratify | (syn) endorse, sanction, uphold (ant) cancel, repeal, annul, veto |
| regal | (syn) majestic, stately, princely, august (ant) lowly, humble, abject, servile |
| stifle | (syn) to strangle, suppress, snuff (ant) nurture, promote, encourage |
| vital | (syn) indispensable, fundamental (ant) nonessential, unnecessary |
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