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vocab level B unit 9

Sadlier-Oxford level B unit 9, definitions, synonyms & antonyms

worddefinitionsynonymantonym
ac cel' e rate to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly step up, quicken, hasten slow down, retard, decelerate
by' stand er one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part observer, spectator, onlooker active participant
can' vas to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail;to discuss poll, survey, solicit (blank)
cas' u al happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal accidental, haphazard, offhand formal, serious, premeditated, intentional
down' trodd en treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed mistreated, ground underfoot uplifted, liberated
en tice' to attract, tempt lure, beguile nauseate, sicken, revolt, repel
e rode' to wear away gradually, eat away corrode, abrade nurture, promote, encourage
floun' der to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way wallow, struggle (blank)
graph' ic lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts lively, colorful, descriptive dull, boring, unrealistic, colorless
grue' some horrible, revolting, ghastly gory, hideous, grisly pleasant, delightful, appealing
mel' an chol y (adj)sad, gloomy, unhappy (n)sadness, gloominess (adj) depressed, dejected (n) dejection, depression (adj) merry, happy, cheerful (n) joy, elation
or deal' a difficult or painful experience, a trial test, hardship pleasure, cinch
parch to make dry or thirsty; to shrivel with heat dry up, dehydrate, desiccate soak, drench, saturate, waterlog
per sist' to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain persevere, keep at it, endure give up, discontinue
pu' ny of less than normal strength or size; of no importance under-sized, pint-size, small, weak robust, brawny, mammoth, gigantic
quibb' le (verb)to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections (n) a petty objection (v)nitpick, split hairs, cavil (n)squabble (blank)
rat' i fy to approve, give formal approval to, confirm endorse, sanction, uphold cancel, repeal, annul, veto
re' gal royal, kinglike; fit for a king majestic, stately, princely, august lowly, humble, abject, servile
sti' fle to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off strangle, suppress, snuff nurture, promote, encourage
vit' al having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial indispensable, fundamental nonessential, unnecessary
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