Vocab 9

Question 1

bystander

Answer 1

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

Question 2

canvass

Answer 2

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

Question 3

downtrodden

Answer 3

(adj.) treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed

Question 4

erode

Answer 4

(v.) to wear away gradually, eat away

Question 5

gruesome

Answer 5

(adj.) horrible, revolting, ghastly

Question 6

melancholy

Answer 6

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

Question 7

ordeal

Answer 7

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

Question 8

persist

Answer 8

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

Question 9

quibble

Answer 9

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

Question 10

accelerate

Answer 10

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

Question 11

casual

Answer 11

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

Question 12

entice

Answer 12

(v.) to attract, tempt

Question 13

flounder

Answer 13

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

Question 14

graphic

Answer 14

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

Question 15

parch

Answer 15

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

Question 16

puny

Answer 16

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

Question 17

ratify

Answer 17

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

Question 18

regal

Answer 18

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

Question 19

stifle

Answer 19

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

Question 20

vital

Answer 20

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