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vocab unit 9
Term | Definition |
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vital(adj) | having life essential key or crucial |
quibble(v) | to evade or belittle a point by twisting words |
quibble(n) | a petty objection |
persist(v) | to continue on a course of actions refuses to stop |
ordeal(n) | a difficult or painful experience |
melancholy(adj) | sad gloomy unhappy |
melancholy(n) | sadness gloominess |
gruesome(adj) | horrible revolting ghastly |
erode(v) | to wear away or eat away |
downtrodden(adj) | treated unfairly and cruelly |
canvass(v) | to go through an area in order to vote |
bystander(n) | one who looks or observes |
stifle(v) | to smother prevent from breathing |
regal(adj) | royal kinglike fit for a king |
ratify(v) | to approve give formal approval |
puny(adj) | of less than normal strength |
parch(v) | to make dry and thirsty |
graphic(adj) | lifelike or vivid |
flounder(v) | to thrash about in a clumsy way |
entice(v) | to attract or temp |
casual(adj.) | happening by chance |