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Vocabulary 9
words/definitions
20 cards·by gregoryh
accelerate
to speed up
bystander
one who looks on or observes
canvass
to go over in detail
casual
happening by chance
downtrodden
treated unfairly and cruelly
entice
to attract
erode
to wear away gradually
flounder
to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way
graphic
lifelike or vivid
gruesome
revolting
melancholy
sad or gloomy
ordeal
a difficult or painful experience
parch
to make dry and thirsty
persist
continue steadily in a coarse of action
puny
of less than normal strength or size
quibble
a petty objection
ratify
to approve
regal
royal or kinglike
stifle
to smother or prevent from breathing
vital
necessary to live