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Vocab Unit 9
Term | Definition |
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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 produce 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, tempt |
erode | (v.) to wear away gradually, eat away |
flounder | (v.) to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way |
graphic | (adj.) lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts |
gruesome | (adj.) horrible, revolting, ghastly |
melancholy | (adj.) sad, gloomy, unhappy |
melancholy | (n.) sadness, gloominess |
ordeal | (n.) a 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; of no importance |
quibble | (v.) to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections |
quibble | (n.) a petty objection |
ratify | (v.) to approve, give formal approval to, confirm |
regal | (adj.) royal, king like; 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 |