 | Term | Definition |
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acclelerate |
to speed up; quicken - slow down |
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bystander |
one who looks on or observes; observer - active participant |
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canvass |
to go over in detail or dicuss; survey |
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casual |
happening by chance or on an irregular basis; accidental - intentional |
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downtrodden |
treated unfairly and cruelly; mistreated - liberated |
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entice |
to attract; lure - repel |
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erode |
to wear away gradually; corrode - nurture |
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flounder |
to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way; struggle |
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graphic |
lifelike or vivid; colorful - boring |
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gruesome |
horrible; hideous - appealing |
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melancholy |
sad or sadness; depressed - happy |
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ordeal |
a difficult or painful expirience; hardship - pleasure |
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parch |
to make dry and thirsty; dry up - soak |
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persist |
to continue steadily in a course of action; keep at it - give up |
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puny |
of less than normal strength or size; undersized - gigantic |
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quiblbe |
to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or rasing minor objections; cavil |
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ratify |
to approve or confirm; endorse - cancel |
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regal |
royal or fit for a king; majestic - servile |
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stifle |
to smoother or prevent from breathing; strangle - nurture |
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vital |
necessary to life; fundamental - unnecessary |
