Unit 9 Synonyms Flashcards

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observer, spectator, onlooker

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bystander

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poll, survey, solicit

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canvass

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accidental, haphazard, offhand

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casual

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mistreated, ground underfoot

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downtrodden

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lure, beguile

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entice

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corrode, abrade

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erode

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wallow, struggle

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flounder

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lively, colorful, descriptive

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graphic

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gory, hideous, gnarly

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gruesome

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(adj.) depressed, dejected; (n.) dejection, depression

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melancholy

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test, hardship

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ordeal

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dry up, dehydrate, desiccate

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parch

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persevere, keep at it, endure

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persist

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undersized, pint-sized, small, weak

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puny

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(v.) nitpick, split hairs, cavil; (n.) squabble

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quibble

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endorse, sanction, uphold

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ratify

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majestic, stately, princely, august

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regal

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strangle, suppress, snuff

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stifle

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indispensable, fundamental

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vital

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step up, quicken, hasten

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accelerate