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20 Cards in this Set
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(b) to speed up, cause to move faster;to bring about more quickly
S: step up, quicken, hasten A: slow down, regard, accelerate |
accelerate
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(n) one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part
S: observer, spectator, onlooker A: active participant |
bystander
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(b) to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss
S: poll, survey, solicit |
canvass
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(adj) happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal
S: accidental, haphazard, offhand A: formal, serious, premeditated, intentional |
casual
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(adj) treated unfairly and cruelly, opressed
S: mistreated, ground underfoot A: uplifted, liberated |
downtrodden
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(v) to attract, tempt
S: lure, beguile A: nauseate, sicken, revolt, repel |
entice
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(v) to wear away gradually, eat away
S: corrode, abrade A: nurture, promote, encourage |
erode
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(b) to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way
S: wallow, struggle |
flounder
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(adj) lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictoral arts
S: lively, colorful, descriptive A: dull, boring, unrealistic, colorless |
graphic
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(adj) horrible, revolting, ghastly
S: gory, hideous, grisly A: pleasant, delightful, appealing |
gruesome
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(adj) sad, gloomy, unhappy;
(n) sadness, gloominess S: depressed, dejected A: merry, happy, cheerful |
melancholy
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(n) a difficult or painful experience, a trial
S: test, hardship A: pleasure, cinch |
ordeal
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(v) to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat
S: dry up, dehydrate, desiccate A: soak, drench, saturate, waterlog |
parch
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(v) to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain
S: persevere, keep at it, endure A: give up, discontinue |
persist
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(adj) of less than normal strength or size; of no importance
S: undersized, pint-size, small, weak A: robust, brawny, mammoth, gigantic |
puny
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(v) to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections
S: nitpick, split hairs, cavil |
quibble
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(v) to approve, give formal approval to, confirm
S: endorse, sanction, upholt A: cancel, repeal, annul, veto |
ratify
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(adj) royal, kinglike; fit for a king
S: majestic, stately, princely, august A: lowly, humble, abject, servile |
regal
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(v) to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off
S: strangle, suppress, snuff A: nurture, promote, encourage |
stifle
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(adj) having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial
S: indispensable, fundamental A: nonessential, unnecessary |
vital
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