Unit 9 Flashcards
Accelerate
Speed up
His car accelerated to a speed of 200 mph.
Bystander
A watcher of a scenario
The bystander was as guilty as the bully!
Canvass
To search through to get votes
He canvassed through the crowd to get a foretaste of the election outcome.
Casual
Nonchalant; normal; acting like nothing us wrong
He was casual when he said “She was kidnapped.”
Downtrodden
Treated wrongly
He was downtrodden by the leaders of the group.
Entice
To “convince” with or without words
He enticed people to come.
Erode
To wear away over time
He eroded his wallet over time.y
Flounder
To trash about in a way that is not usefull
He floundered the neighborhood clumsily.
Graphic
Real
The videogame did not have any graphic violence.
Gruesome
Brutal; bad
The fighting was very gruesome.
Melancholy
Sad; unhappy
He walked around feeling melancholy.
Ordeal
A painful or hard experience
He was finally done with the whole ordeal.
Parch
To make it all shriveled up
He parch up the parchment.
Persist
To continue steadily
He persisted in eating his meal.
Puny
Small amd weak
He was puny and played no importance in the sports game.
