(v.) to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly

synonyms: step up, quicken, hasten

antonyms: slow down, retard, decelerate

(n.) one who looks on or observes, a person presant but not taking part

synonyms: observer, spectator, onlooker

antonyms: active particepent

(v.) to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss

synonyms: poll, survey, solicit

(adj.) happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal

synonym: accidental, haphazard, offhand

antonyms: formal, serious, permitted, intentional

(adj.) treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed

synonyms: mistreated, ground underfoot

antonyms: uplifted, liberated

(v.) to attract, tempt

synonyms: lure, beguile

antonyms: nauseate, sicken, revolt, repel

(v.) to wear away gradualy, eat away 

synonyms: corode, abrade

antonyms: nurture, promote, encourage

(v.) to thrash about in a clumsy or inaffective way

synonyms: wallow, struggle

(adj.) lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts.

synonyms: lively, colorful, descriptive

antonyms: dull, boring, unrealistic, colorless

(adj.) horrible, revolting, ghastly

synonyms: gory, hideous, grisly

antonyms: pleasant, delightful, appealing

(adj) sad, gloomy, unhappy; (n) sadness, gloominess

synonyms: (adj) depressed, dejected; (n) dejection, depression

antonyms: (adj) merry, happy, cheerful; (n) joy, elation

(n)a difficult pain or experience, a trial

synonyms: test, hardship

antonyms: pleasure, cinch

(v) to make dry or thirsty; to shrivel with heat

synonyms: dry up, dehydrate, desiccate

antonyms: soak, drench, saturate, water log

(v) to continue steadily in course of action, to refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain

synonyms: preserve, keep at it, endure

antonyms: give up, discontinue

puny

(adj)of less than normal strength or size; of no importance

synonyms: undersized, pint-size, small, weak

antonyms: robust, brawny, mammoth, gigantic

quibble

(v) to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objection; (n) a petty objection

synonyms: (v.) nitpick, split hairs, cavil; (n.) squabble

(v) to approve, give formal approval to, confirm

synonyms: endorse, sanction, uphold

antonyms: cancel, repeal, annul, veto

(adj)royal, king like; fit for a king

synonyms: majestic, stately, princely, august

antonyms: lowly, humble, abject, servile

(adj) having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial

synonyms: indispensable, fundamental

antonyms: nonessential, unnecessary