vocab unit nine
Terms
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- puny
- adj. of less than normal strength or size; of no importance; synonyms: undersized, pint-size, small, weak; antonyms: robust, brawny, mammonth, gigantic
- bystander
- n.one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part; synonyms: observer, spectator, onlooker; antonyms: active participant
- persist
- v. to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain; synonyms: persevere, keep at it, endure; antonyms: give up, discontinue
- canvass
- v. to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions, to go over in detail; to discuss; synonyms: poll, survey, solicit
- gruesome
- adj. horrible, revolting, ghastly; synonyms: gory, hideous, grisly; antonyms: pleasant, delightful, appealing
- ordeal
- n. a difficult or painful experience, a trial; synonyms: test, hardship; antonyms: pleasure, cinch
- flounder
- v. to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way; synonyms: wallow, struggle
- downtrodden
- adj. treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed; synonyms: mistreated, ground underfoot; antonyms: uplifted, liberated
- parch
- v. to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat; synonyms: dry up, dehydrate, desccate; antonyms: soak, drench, saturate, waterlog
- casual
- adj. happening by chance or an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal; synonyms: accidental, haphazard, offhand; antonyms: formal, serious, premeditated, intentional
- quibble
- v. to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; n. a petty objection; synonyms: v. nitpick, split hairs, cavil; n. squabble
- regal
- adj. royal, kinglike, fit for a king; synonyms: majestic, stately, princely, august; antonyms: lowly, humble, abject, servile
- erode
- v. to wear away gradually, eat away; synonyms: corrode, abrade; antonyms: nurture, promote, encourage
- melancholy
- adj. sad, gloomy, unhappy; n. sadness, gloominess; synonyms: adj. depressed, dejected n. dejection, depression; antonyms: adj. merry, happy, cheerful n. joy, elation
- vital
- adj. having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial; synonyms: indispensable, fundamental; antonyms: nonessential, unnecessary
- accelerate
- v. to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly; synonyms: step up, quicken, hasten; antonyms: slow down, retard, decelerate
- stifle
- v. to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off; synonyms: strangle, suppress, snuff; antonyms: nurture, promote, encourage
- entice
- v. to attract, tempt; synonyms: lure, begile; antonyms: nauseate, sicken, revolt, repel
- graphic
- adj. lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts; synonyms: lively, colorful, descriptive; antonyms: dull, boring, unrealistic, colorless
- ratify
- v. to approve, give formal approval to, confirm; synonyms: endorse, sanction, uphold; antonyms: cancel, repeal, annul, veto