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Excite-appealing-astonishing

1.

Excite- appealing-astonishing
Unmoved
Unstimulated
Dull
Moderated
Uninspiring
The box was passed from hand to hand, and excited universal admiration.
They told me to lie quietly in bed this morning, but I'm not tired, not excited.
"It's all right, boys," cried the captain to the excited mob.

2.

Polite-amiable-attentive
Impolite
Inattentive
Lout
Rude
Surly
I don't call that polite, seeing that I have come back to live with you.
I knew I could make something more than a polite sosh out of you.
"Sounds like a polite way of saying 'mind your own business.' "

3.

Enhancement-improvement-enrichment
Injury
Worsen
Impoverish
Reduce
Undevelopment
Human strength increases with enhancement and decreases with enfeeblement.
It was a comfort to him in all his vexations, an enhancement of all his joys
Truth is merely a means for the enhancement of my subjective satisfaction.

4.

Victim-casualty-fatality
Culprit
Attacker
Assassin
Criminal
Victimizer
He was not naturally bad, but he had fallen a victim to sudden temptation.
"You'll have to cut down your victim before I get there," grinned Chip.
You are a strong man; and you are a victim of your strength.

5.

Convince-assure-persuade
Discourage
Unsell
Prevent
Stop
Fail
But I hope you will convince as well them as me of the contrary.
But he was apparently able to convince even Larry la Roche by means of words.
A single moment served to convince the youth that he was mistaken.
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