Vocab Unit 9 Flashcards
Bystander
Noun
Def.- one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part
Synonym- observer, spectator, onlooker
Antonym- active participant
Accelerate
Verb
Def.- to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly
Synonyms- step up, quicken, hasten
Antonym- slow down, retard, decelerate
Canvass
Verb
To go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss
Synonym- poll, survey, solicit
Casual
Adjective
Def.- happening by chance or on a irregular basis; showing little concern; informal
Synonym- accidental, haphazard, offhand
Antonym- formal, serious, premeditated, intentional
Downtrodden
Adjective
Def.- treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed
Synonym- mistreated, ground underfoot
Antonym- uplifted, liberated
Entice
Verb
(en tīs’)
Def.- to attract, tempt
Synonym- lure, beguile
Antonym- nauseate, sicken, revolt, repel
Erode
Verb
(I rōd’)
Def.- to wear away gradually, eat away
Synonym- corrode, abrade
Antonym- nurture, promote, encourage
Flounder
Verb
Def.- to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way
Synonym- wallow, struggle
Graphic
Adjective
(graf’ ik)
Def.- lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts
Synonym- lively, colorful, descriptive
Antonym- dull, boring, unrealistic, colorless
Gruesome
Adjective
Def.- horrible, revolting, ghastly
Synonym- gory, hideous, grisly
Antonym- pleasant, delightful, appealing
Melancholy
Adjective, noun
Def.- sad, gloomy, unhappy; sadness, gloominess
Synonym- depressed, dejected; dejection, depression
Antonym- merry, happy, cheerful; joy, elation
Ordeal
Noun
Def.- a difficult or painful experience, a trial
Synonym- test, hardship
Antonym- pleasure, cinch
Parch
Verb
Def.- to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat
Synonym- dry up, dehydrate, desiccate
Antonym- soak, drench, saturate, waterlog
Persist
Verb
Def.- to continue steadily in a course of cation, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain
Synonym- persevere, keep at it, endure
Antonym- give up discontinue
Puny
Adjective
Def.- of less than normal strength or size; of no importance
Synonym- undersized, pint-siz, small, weak
Antonym- robust, brawny, mammoth, gigantic
