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accelerator, exhilarator
accelerator (ak SEL ur ay" tur) (noun)
A pedal or other device to make something go faster, to speed up, quicken the pace: Claude suddenly stepped too hard on the accelerator of his car and ran it into a tree.
exhilarator (eg ZIL uh ray" tur) (noun)
That which cheers up, enlivens, stimulates, and delights: The manager of the hotel told Jim and Jane that it would be a real exhilarator if they were to go for a walk in the beautiful woods nearby and get some fresh air.

Stepping on the accelerator and moving at great speed is often an exhilarator to people; that is, until they get caught in a speed trap.

exhilarator (eg ZIL uh ray" tur)
That which cheers up, enlivens, stimulates, invigorate, delights: "We were told that it would be a real exhilarator if we were to go for a walk in the beautiful woods and fresh air."

Exhilarate comes from the Greek element hilaros, "cheerful", which also gives us hilarious, "causing so much cheerfulness that people break out laughing.

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