Vocab Unit 9 Flashcards
Accelerate
To speed up
He accelerated to the finish line, barely winning the race.
Bystander
A person present but not taking part
The guilty man says he was only a bystander
Canvass
To go through an area in order to procure voters, sales, or opinions
He tried to canvass everyone to play football, but everyone wanted to play soccer.
Casual
Showing little concern
He told everybody that they can where casual clothes to the party.
Downtrodden
Treated unfairly and cruelly
The downtroddened slave got turtured from his master.
Entice
To attract
He enticed the ants to his trap with some crums.
Erode
To wear away gradually
His basketball finally eroded after five years of using it.
Flounder
to thrash about in a clumsy and ineffective way
After the big storm there was only one chicken in the farm that floundered helplessly.
Graphic
Lifelike
His story was sounded so graphic that everybody thought it was real?
Gruesome
Horrible
We saw a gruesome site yesterday of somebody killing the president.
Melancholy
Sad
The melancholy man was fired from his job for his fifth time.
Ordeal
A difficult or painful experience
One of his greatest ordeals of his life was when his father died.
Parch
To make dry and thirsty
He was very parched after his long hike in the desert.
Persist
Refuse to stop or be changed
Even though his docter said he should not play sports, since he broke his arm, he still persisted in playing sports.
Puny
Less than normal strength or size
Despite him being puny compared to everybody else on the basketball team, he still played very well in the game.
Quibble
Raising minor objections
You guys do not need to quibble about this.
Ratify
To approve
His baus ratified his report on the tiger killing the deer.
Regal
Royal
The man was hungry to become a regal king.
Stifle
Hold back
He could not stifle his anger when his brother hit him in the face.
Vital
Necessary to life
It is vital for him to brush his teeth if he wants to never get a cavity.
