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Vocab Unit 9
Synonyms/Antonyms
| Vocab word | Synonym | Antonyms |
|---|---|---|
| bystander | observer, onlooker | active participant |
| canvass | survey, solicit | |
| casual | haphazard, offhand | formal, serious, premeditated |
| downtrodden | mistreated, ground underfoot | uplifted, liberated |
| entice | lure, lead on | nauseate, sicken, revolt |
| erode | corrode, abrade | nurture, promote, encourage |
| flounder | wallow, struggle | |
| graphic | colorful, descriptive | dull, boring, unrealistic, colorless |
| gruesome | gory, hideous | pleasant, delightful, appealing |
| melancholy | (adj)depressed, dejected (n.)dejection, depression | (adj) merry, happy,cheerful (n.)joy, elation |
| ordeal | hardship, trauma | pleasure, cinch |
| parch | dry up, dehydrate | soak, drench, saturate |
| persist | persevere, keep at it, endure | give up, discontinue |
| puny | undersized,pint sized, small, weak | robust, brawny, mammoth, gigantic |
| quibble | (v.)split hairs, cavil (n.)squablle | |
| ratify | endorse, sanction | cancel, annul, veto |
| regal | majestic, stately, princely, august | lowly, humble, abject, servile |
| stifle | strangle, suppress, snuff | nurture, promote, encourage |
| vital | indispensable, fundamental | nonessential, unnecessary |
| accelerate | step up, quicken, hasten | slow down, delcelerate |