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6th Grade Vocabulary
Lesson 9
| Word | (part of apeech) Definition |
|---|---|
| accelerate | (v) to speed up |
| bystander | (n) a person who observes, a person present but not taking part |
| canvass | (v) to go through an area in order to get votes, sales or opinions |
| casual | (adj) happening by chance or on an irregular basis; informal; showing little concern |
| downtrodden | (adj) treated unfairly & cruelly, opressed |
| entice | (v) to attract, tempt |
| erode | (v) wear away gradually, eat away |
| flounder | (v) to thrash about in a clumsy and ineffective way |
| graphic | (adj) lifelike, vivid; relating to pictorial arts |
| gruesome | (adj) horrible, revolting, ghastly |
| melancholy | (adj) sad, gloomy, unhappy (n) sadness, gloominess |
| ordeal | (n) difficult or painful experience |
| parch | (v) to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat |
| persist | (v) to continue steadily in a course of action |
| puny | (adj) of less than normal strength or size |
| quibble | (v) to evade or belittle a point by twisitng words or raising minor objections (n) a petty objection |
| ratify | (v) to confirm, give formal approval of |
| regal | (adj) royal, kinglike |
| stifle | (v) to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off |
| vital | (adj) having life, living; essential; crucial |