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For Ela test
Term | Definition |
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Bystander | one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part |
Canvass | to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss |
Downtrodden | treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed |
Erode | to wear away gradually, eat away |
Gruesome | horrible, revolting, ghastly |
Melancholy | sad, gloomy, unhappy; sadness, gloominess |
Ordeal | a difficult or painful experience, a trial |
Persist | to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain |
Quibble | to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; a petty objection |
Vital | having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial |
Accelerate | to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly |
Casual | happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern' informal |
Entice | to attract, tempt |
Flounder | to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way |
Graphic | lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts |
Parch | to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat |
Puny | of less than normal strength or size; of no importance |
Ratify | to approve, give formal approval to, confirm |
Regal | royal, kinglike; fit for a king |
Stifle | to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off |