unit 9 vocab
Terms
undefined, object
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- quibble
- (v.)to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objects;(n.) a petty objection syn: (v) nitpick, split hairs, cavil; (n) squabble
- vital
- (adj.) having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crutial syn: indispensible, fundamental ant: nonessential, unnecessary
- graphic
- (adj.)lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts syn: lively, colorful, discriptive ant: dull, boring, unrealistic, colorless
- accelerate
- (v.) to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly syn: step up, quicken, hasten ant:slow down, retard, decelerate
- downtrodden
- (adj.)treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed syn: mistreated, ground underfoot ant: uplifted, liberated
- gruesome
- (adj.)horrible, revolting, ghastly syn: gory, hideous, grisly ant: pleasant, delightful, appealing
- erode
- (v.)to wear gradually, eat away syn: corrode, abrade ant: nurture, promote, encourage
- ratify
- (v.) to approve, give formal approval to, confirm; syn: endorse, sanction, uphold ant: cancel, repeal, annual, veto
- canvass
- (v.) to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss syn: poll, survey, solict.
- ordeal
- (n.) a difficult or painful experience, a trail syn: test, hardship ant: pleasure, cinch
- casual
- (adj.)happening by chance or on irregular basis; showing little concern; informal syn: accidental, haphazard, offhand. ant: formal, serious, premeditated, intentional
- regal
- (adj.) royal, kinglike; fit for a king. syn: majestic, stately, princely, august ant: lowly, humble, abject, servile
- persist
- (v.)to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain syn: persevere, keep at it, endure ant: give up, discontinue
- stifle
- (v.) to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off. syn: stangle, suppress, snuff ant: nurture, promote, encourage
- flounder
- (v.)to trash about in a clumsy or ineffective way syn: wallow, struggle
- entice
- (v.)to attract, tempt syn: lure, beguile ant: nauseate, stricken, revolt, repel
- puny
- (adj.)of less than normal strength; of no importance syn: undersized, pint-sized, small, weak ant: robust, brawny, mammoth, gigantic
- parch
- (v.)to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat syn: dry up, dehydrate, desiccate ant: soak, drench, saturate, water log
- melancholy
- (adj.)sad, gloomy, unhappy;(n.) sadness, gloominess syn: (adj.) depressed, dejected; (n.) dejection, depression ant: (adj.) merry, happy, cheerful (n.) joy, elation
- bystander
- (n.) one who looks on or observes, a person presented but not taking part syn: observer, spectator, on looker ant: active participant