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Unit 9 Flashcards

1
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accelerate

A

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

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bystander

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

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canvass

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

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casual

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

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downtrodden

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treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed

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entice

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to attract, tempt

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erode

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to wear away gradually, eat away

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flounder

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to thrash about in a clumsy and ineffective way

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graphic

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lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts

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gruesome

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horrible, revolting, ghastly

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melancholy

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sad, gloomy, unhappy; sadness, gloominess

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ordeal

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a difficult or painful experience, a trial

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parch

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to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat

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persist

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

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puny

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of less than normal strength and size; of no importance

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quibble

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

17
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ratify

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to approve, give formal approval, to confirm

18
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regal

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royal, kinglike; fit for a king

19
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stifle

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

20
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vital

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

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