vocabulary 9

words/definitions

20 cards·by cozadm

Accelerate

To speed up, cause to move faster

Bystander

One who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking apart

canvass

happening by chance or on an irregular basis

casual

happening by chance or on an irregular basis

downtrodden

treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed

entice

to attract, tempt

erode

to wear away gradually, eat away

flounder

to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way

graphic

lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts

gruesome

horrible, revolting, ghastly

melancholy

sad, gloomy, unhappy

ordeal

a difficult or painful experience, a trial

parch

to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat

persist

to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain

puny

of less than normal strength or size; of no importance

quibble

to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections\

ratify

to approve, give formal approval to, confirm

regal

royal, king like; fit for a king

stifle

to smother, prevent from breathing

vital

having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial