Vocabulary 9

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Accelerate

to Speed up

Bystander

one who looks on or observes

Canvass

an act or process of attempting to secure votes or ascertain opinions.

Casual

not regular or permanent, in particular

Downtrodden

oppressed or treated badly by people in power.

Entice

oppressed or treated badly by people in power.

Erode

gradually worn away by natural agents.

Flounder

to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way

Graphic

lifelike

Gruesome

horrible

Melancholy

sad

Ordeal

a difficult or painful experience

Parch

to make dry and thirsty

Persist

to continue steadily in a course of action

Puny

less than normal in strength or size

Quibble

to evade or belittle a point

Ratify

to approve

Regal

royal

Stifle

prevent from breathing

Vital

having life