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English Vocab 9 Flashcards

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bystander

A

one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part

syn: observer, spectator, onlooker
ant: active participant

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accelerate

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to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring out more quickly

syn: step up, quicken, hasten
ant: slow down, retard, decelerate

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canvass

A

to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales or opinions; to go over in detail, to discuss

syn: poll, survey, solicit

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casual

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happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal

syn: accidental, haphazard, offhand
ant: formal, serious, premeditated, intentional

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downtrodden

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treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed

syn: mistreated, ground underfoot
ant: uplifted, liberated

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entice

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to attract, tempt

syn: lure, beguile
ant: nauseate, sicken, revolt, repel

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erode

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to wear away gradually, eat away

syn: corrode, abrade
ant: nurture, promote, encourage

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flounder

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to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way

syn: wallow, struggle

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graphic

A

lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts

syn: lively, colorful, descriptive
ant: dull, boring, unrealistic, colorless

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gruesome

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horrible, revolting, ghastly

syn: gory, hideous, grisly
ant: pleasant, delightful, appealing

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melancholy

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sad, gloomy, unhappy; sadness, gloominess

syn: depressed, dejected
ant: merry, happy. cheerful, joy, elation

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ordeal

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a difficult or painful experience, a trial

syn: test, hardship
ant: pleasure, cinch

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parch

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to make dry and thirsty, to shrivel with heat

syn: dry up, dehydrate, desiccate
ant: soak, drench, saturate, waterlog

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persist

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

syn: persevere, keep at it, endure
ant: give up, discontinue

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puny

A

of less than normal strength or size; of no importance

syn: undersized, pint-size, small, weak
ant: robust, brawny, mammoth, gigantic

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quibble

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to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; a petty objection

syn: nitpick, split hairs, cavil, squabble

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ratify

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to approve, give formal approval to, confirm

syn: endorse, sanction, uphold
ant: cancel, repeal, annul, veto

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regal

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royal, kinglike; fit for a king

syn: majestic, stately, princely, august
ant: lowly, humble, abject, servile

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stifle

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to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off

syn: strangle, suppress, snuff
ant: nurture, promote, encourage

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vital

A

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

syn: indispensable, fundamental
ant: nonessential, unnecessary

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Despite stern warnings from their doctor, the brothers _____ in their bad habits.

A

persist

21
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The wrestler let out a coarse burst of laughter when his ___ opponent entered the ring.

A

puny

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The legislatures of three fourths of the states must ____ an amendment to the US Constitution.

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ratify

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Unable to ____ her anger, the sculptor lashed out at her harshest critic.

A

stifle

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Let’s not ___ over details.

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quibble

25
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The two families pooled their resources to give the bride and groom a truly ___ wedding.

A

regal

26
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The treaty is of ____ importance to the security of our nation.

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vital

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The buyer’s ____ notwithstanding, the parties soon came to an arrangment.

A

quibble

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Storms and mud slides ____ the road so that eventually it became impassible.

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eroded

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A witness gave the reporter a ___ account of the destruction caused by the tornado.

A

graphic

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If you were spending your own money, rather than mine, you would be more inclined to ____ over the price of the repairs.

A

quibble

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After suffering much damage in the storm, the small craft was left to ____ about helplessly.

A

flounder

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The ___ crime rocked the ordinarily quiet neighborhood.

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gruesome

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The climbers were exhausted by the ____.

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ordeal

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It must have been the gloom of the house and the steady rain that made me feel so _____.

A

melancholy

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The fields of Oklahoma were ____ by drought in the 1930s.

A

parched

36
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The tune of the lyrics of the song were filled with ____.

A

melancholy

37
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The hikers needed to ___ their pace once it became clear that it would soon rain.

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accelerate

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The students volunteered to ____ the neighborhood for our candidate.

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canvass

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Most of the immigrants at Ellis Island represented the ____ masses yearning to be free.

A

downtrodden

40
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The ___ who had witnessed the collision gave his statement to the police.

A

bystander

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A ___ remark made by the mayor was taken out of context and used against him by the press.

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casual

42
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To ___ shoppers into the store, salespersons were giving away coupons for free gifts.

A

entice

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A group of reporters from the local TV station ___ our district for reactions to the proposed changes in the law.

A

canvassed

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