accelerate
(v.) to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly
ant: slow down
syn: fast
bystander
(n.) one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part
syn: onlooker
ant: active
canvass
(v.) to go through an area in order to produce votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss
syn: survey
casual
(adj.) happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal
ant: formal
syn: offhand
downtrodden
(adj.) treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed
ant: uplifted
syn: mistreated
entice
(v.) to attract, tempt
syn: lure
ant: sickness
erode
(v.) to wear away gradually, eat away
syn: corrode
ant: nurture
flounder
(v.) to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way
syn: wallow
graphic
(adj.) lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts
syn: colorful
ant: dull
gruesome
(adj.) horrible, revolting, ghastly
syn:gory
ant: pleasant
melancholy
(adj.) sad, gloomy, unhappy; (n.) sadness, gloominess
syn: (adj) depressed
ant: (adj) merry n py
ordeal
(n.) a difficult or painful experience, a trail
syn: hardship
ant: pleasure
parch
(v.) to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat
syn: dry up
ant: soak
persist
(v.) to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain
syn: keep at
ant: give up
puny
(adj.) of less than normal strength or size; of no importance
ant: robust
syn: small
quibble
(v.) to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections
(n.) a petty objection
ratify
(v.) to approve, give formal approval to, confirm
syn: sanction
ant: cancel
regal
(adj.) royal, kinglike; fit for a king
syn: majestic
ant: lowly
stifle
(v.) to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off
syn: snuff
ant: encourage
vital
(adj.) having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial
syn: fundament
ant: unnecessary