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vocab unit 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |