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Vocabulary 9
Words/definition
20 cards·by ayersa
Accelerate
To speed up,cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly
Bystander
One who looks at or observes, person present but not taking part
Canvass
To go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions
Casual
Happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal
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 or thirsty
Persist
To continue steadily in a course of action
Puny
Of less than normal strength or weight
Quibble
To argue over something stupid
Ratify
To approve
Regal
Royal, kinglike
Stifle
To smother, prevent from breathing
Vital
Essential to live