Chapter 9 Flashcards
0
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Someone who looks on or observes
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Bystander
1
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To speed up or move faster
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Accelerate
2
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To go through an area trying to sell things or convince people to vote for something
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Canvass
3
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Informal
Happening by chance (not on purpose)
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Casual
4
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Treated unfairly
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Downtrodden
5
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To attract or tempt
Mrs Wetzel tries to _________ people to study by giving them candy.
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Entice
6
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To wear away gradually
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Erode
7
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To thrash about in a clumsy way
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Flounder
8
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Lifelike or vivid
Related to pictures
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Graphic
9
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Horrible or gory
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Gruesome
10
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Sad, gloomy, unhappy
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Melancholy
11
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Difficult or painful experience
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Ordeal
12
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To make thirsty or dry
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Parch
13
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To continue or last for a long time
To refuse to stop
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Persist
14
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Small, weak, sickly
Of little importance
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Puny
