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Finolly, study the lists of synonyms and ontonyms.
l.
accelerate
(v.) to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about
(ak sel' a rãt)
more quickly
their Pace
The hikers needed to
once it became clear that it would soon rain.
sYNoNYMS: step up, quicken, hasten
ANToNYMS: slow down, decelerate
2. bystander
(bi'stan dar)
(n.) one who looks on or observes, a person present but not
taking part
The
who had witnessed the
collision gave his statement to the police.
sYNoNYMS: observer, onlooker
ANToNYM: active ParticiPant
3. canvass
(kan' vas)
4. casual
(kazh'a wal)
(v,)to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or
opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss
(adl.) happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing
little concern; informal
remark made by the maYor was
taken out of context and used against him by the Press
sYNoNYMS: haphazard, offhand
ANToNYMS: formal, serious, premeditated
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6. entice
(en tis')
(v.)to attract, tempt
To
shoppers into the store,
salespersons were
sYNoNYMS: lure, lead on
ANTONYMS: nauseate, sicken, revolt, repel
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for free gifts.
,
flounder
(flaùn'dar)
way
(rz) to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective
storm' the small craft
After suffering much damage in the
helPlesslY'
about
was left to
sYNoNYMS:
0. gruesome
(grü'sam)
wallow, struggle
(adl.) horrible, revolting, ghastly
The
crime rocked the ordinarilY
quiet neighborhood'
sYNoNYMS: gorY,
Ã*ió*tt.,
hideous
[leásant, delightful' appealing
sadness, gloominess
of the house and the steadY
rain that made me feel so
were filled with
The tune and the lYrics of the song
syNoNYMS:
jection, dePression
(adi.) de¡iressed, deiecteO¡ (n ) O.e
joy,
'@éli')
elation
(n')
merrv, happv, cheerrul;
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12. ordeal
(ôr dël')
a trial
(n.) a difficult or painful experience'
their
The climbers were exhausted by
and quicklY fell asleep
sYNoNYMS:
ANTONYMS:
13. parch
(pärch)
hardshiP' trauma
pleasure, cinch
heat
(v.) to make dry and thirsty; to shrivelwith
by
The fields of Oklahoma were
'1930s'
drought in the
uP, dehYdrate
soak, drench, saturate
sYNoNYMS: drY
ANTONYMS:
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14. persist
(par sist')
to stop or
(rz)to contin ue steadily in a course of action, refuse
be changed ; to last, remaln
brothers
Despite stern warnings from their doctor, the
in their bad habits
sYNoNYMs: persevere, keep at it, endure
ANToNYMS:
15. punY
(pYü' në)
16. quibble
(kwib'al)
give uP, discontinue
imPortance
(adi.) of less than normal strength or size ; of no
when his
The wrestler let out a coarse burst of laughter
rtng.
the
opponent entered
small' weak
SYNoNYMS: undersized, pint-size,
glgantlc
mammoth'
ANTONYMS: robust, brawny'
words or ralslng mlnor
(v.) to evade or belittle a point by twisting
òbjections; (n.) a PettY objection
Let's not
notwithstanding' the
agreement'
an
parties soon came to
(n') squabble
sYNoNYMS: (rz) split hairs, cavil;
The
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17. ratify
buYer's
to approve, give formal aPProval to, confirm
the states must
an amend ment to the Constitution
(rat' a fi)
SYNONYMS:
ANToNYMS:
18. regal
(rë'gal)
endorse, sanction
cancel, annul, veto
(adj.) royal, kinglike; fit for a king
to give the bride and
The two families pooled their resources
wedding'
groom a
trulY
princely' august
syNoNYMS: maiestic' stately,
ANToNYMS:
19. stifle
(sti'fal)
20. vital
(vit'al)
lowly, humble, abject, servlle
(v.) to smother, prevent from breathing;
lashed out at her harshest critic
snuff
sYNoNYMS: strangle, suPPress,
encourage
promote,
ANTONYMS: nurture,
key' crucial
(adl.) having life, living; necessary to life' essential;
importance to the
of
The treatY is
securitY of our nation'
sYNoNYMS: indispensable' fundamental'
ANTONYMS: nonessential, unnecessary
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