Unit 9 Definitions

Question 1

(n.) one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part

Answer 1

bystander

Question 2

(v.) to go through an area in order to procure voted, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss

Answer 2

canvass

Question 3

(adj.) happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal

Answer 3

casual

Question 4

(adj.) treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed

Answer 4

downtrodden

Question 5

(v.) to attract, tempt

Answer 5

entice

Question 6

(v.) to wear away gradually, eat away

Answer 6

erode

Question 7

(v.) to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way

Answer 7

flounder

Question 8

(adj.) lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts

Answer 8

graphic

Question 9

(adj.) horrible, revolting, ghastly

Answer 9

gruesome

Question 10

(adj.) sad, gloomy, unhappy; (n.) sadness, gloominess

Answer 10

melancholy

Question 11

(n.) a difficult or painful experience, a trial

Answer 11

ordeal

Question 12

(v.) to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat

Answer 12

parch

Question 13

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

Answer 13

persist

Question 14

(adj.) of less than normal strength or size; of no importance

Answer 14

puny

Question 15

(v.) to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; (n.) a petty objection

Answer 15

quibble

Question 16

(v.) to approve, give formal approval to, confirm

Answer 16

ratify

Question 17

(adj.) royal, kinglike; fit for a king

Answer 17

regal

Question 18

(v.) to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off

Answer 18

stifle

Question 19

(adj.) having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial

Answer 19

vital

Question 20

(v.) to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly

Answer 20

accelerate