Vocab Unit 9
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| accelerate | (v.) to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly
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| bystander | (n.) one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part
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| canvass | (v.) to go through an area in order to produce votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss
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| casual | (adj.) happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal
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| downtrodden | (adj.) treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed
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| entice | (v.) to attract, tempt
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| erode | (v.) to wear away gradually, eat away
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| flounder | (v.) to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way
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| graphic | (adj.) lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts
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| gruesome | (adj.) horrible, revolting, ghastly
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| melancholy | (adj.) sad, gloomy, unhappy
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| melancholy | (n.) sadness, gloominess
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| ordeal | (n.) a difficult or painful experience, a trial
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| parch | (v.) to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat
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| persist | (v.) to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain
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| puny | (adj.) of less than normal strength or size; of no importance
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| quibble | (v.) to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections
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| quibble | (n.) a petty objection
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| ratify | (v.) to approve, give formal approval to, confirm
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| regal | (adj.) royal, king like; fit for a king
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| stifle | (v.) to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off
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| vital | (adj.) having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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