vocab unit 9 Flashcards
downtrodden
treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed
accelerate
to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly
bystander
one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part
canvass
to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss
casual
happening by chance or an irregular basis: showing little concern; informal
entice
to attract, temp
erode
to wear away gradually, eat away
flounder
to trash about it a clumsy or ineffective way
graphic
lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts
gruesome
horrible, revolting, ghastly
melancholy
sad, gloomy, unhappy; sadness, gloominess
ordeal
a difficult or painful expirence, a trial
parch
to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat
persist
to continue steadily in course of action, refuse to stop or be changed , to last, remain
puny
of less than normal strength or size; of no importance
quibble
to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; a petty objective
ratify
to approve, give formal approval to confirm
regal
royal, kinglike,; fit for a king
stifle
to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off
vital
having life, living; necessary to life; key crucial
