Vocab 9 Flashcards
to accelerate
to speed up
a bystander
a person who’s kinda just like in the background watching
to canvass
to go through an area to collect opinions or get people’s votes
casual
relaxed, unconcerned; by chance
downtrodden
treated unfairly
to entice
to try get someone to do something by offering something nice
to erode
to slowly wear away over time
to flounder
to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way
graphic
visual, lifelike
gruesome
horrible, revolting
melancholy
sad
an ordeal
a difficult or painful experience
parched
dried; extremely thirsty
to persist
to keep going
puny
tiny, weak, unimportant
to quibble
a mini-fight over something that doesn’t really matter
to ratify
to give formal approval (usually laws)
regal
of or relating to royalty
to stifle
to stop, keep down, or hold back
vital
necessary, especially for life
