unit 9 vocabulary synonyms and antonyms

unit 9 vocabulary

accelerate

syn: step up, quicken, hasten ant: slow down, decelerate

bystander

syn: observer, onlooker ant: active participant

canvass

syn: surve, solcit

casual

syn: haphazard, offhand ant: formal, serious, permeditated

downtrodden

syn: mistreated, ground underfoot ant: uplifted, liberated

entice

syn: lure, lead on ant: nausete, sicken, revolt, repel

erode

syn: corrode, abrade ant: nurture, promote, encourage

flounder

syn: wallow, struggle

graphic

syn: colorful, descriptive ant: dull, boring, unrealistic, colorless

gruesome

syn: gory, hideous ant: pleasent, delightful, appealing

melancholy

syn: depressed, dejected; dejection, depression ant: merry, happy, cheerful; joy, elation

ordeal

syn: hardship, trauma ant: pleasure, cinch

parch

syn: dry up, dehydrate ant: soak, drench, saturate

persist

syn: persevere, keep it at, endure ant: give up, discontinue

puny

syn: undersized, pint-size, small, weak ant: robust, brawny,mammoth, gigantic

quibble

syn: split, hairs, cavil; squabble

ratify

syn: endorse, sanction ant: cancel, annual, veto

regal

syn: majestic, stately, princely, august ant: lowly, humble, abject, servile

stifle

syn: strangle, suppress, snuff ant: nurture, promote, encourage

vital

syn: indispensable, fundamental ant: nonessential, unnecessary