Vocabulary Unit 9 Synonyms
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- flounder
- 1. wallow, struggle
- ratify
- 1. endorse, sanction, uphold
- downtrodden
- 1. mistreated, ground underfoot
- ordeal
- 1. test, hardship
- casual
- 1. accidental, haphazard, offhand
- quibble
- 1. nitpick, split hairs, cavil; 2. squabble
- canvass
- 1. poil, survey, solicit
- puny
- 1. undersized, pint-size, small, weak
- gruesome
- 1. gory, hideous, grisly
- accelerate
- 1. step up, quicken, hasten
- entice
- 1. lure, beguile
- vital
- 1. indespensable, fundamental
- melancholy
- 1. depressed, dejected; 2. dejection, depression
- graphic
- 1. lively, colorful, descriptive
- parch
- 1. dry up, dehydrate, desiccate
- persist
- 1. persevere, keep at it, endure
- stifle
- 1. strangle, suppress, snuff
- regal
- 1. majestic, stately, princely, august
- erode
- 1. corrode, abrade
- bystander
- 1. observer, spectator, onlooker