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9B-030314
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accelerate | (v.) to speed up, cause to move faster, to bring about more quickly |
| bystander | (n.) one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part |
| canvass | (v.) to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss |
| casual | (adj.) happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal |
| downtrodden | (adj.) treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed |
| entice | (v.) To attract by arousing hope or desire; lure. |
| erode | (v.) to wear away gradually, eat away |
| flounder | (v.) to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way |
| graphic | (adj.) Marked by lifelike, realistic images within the mind. |
| gruesome | (adj.) horrible, revolting, ghastly |
| melancholy | (adj.) sad, gloomy, unhappy; (n.) sadness, gloominess |
| ordeal | (n.) a very difficult or painful experience, a trial |
| parch | (v.) to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat |
| persist | (v.) to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last remain |
| puny | (adj.) of less than normal strength or size; weak, sickly; of no importance |
| quibble | (v.) to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; (n.) a petty objection |
| ratify | (v.) to approve, give formal approval to, to confirm |
| regal | adj.) royal, kinglike; fit for a king |
| stifle | (v.) to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off |
| vital | (adj.) having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial |
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