vocab unit 9
Terms
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- (v.)parch
- to make dry or thirsty; shrivel with heat
- (adj.)downtrodden
- treated unfairly, oppressed
- (v.)flounder
- to thrash around in a clumsy way
- (adj.)graphic
- lifelike, relating to pictorial parts
- (adj.)(n.)melancholy
- sad, unhappy
- (v.)entice
- to attract, tempt
- (v.)(n.)quibble
- raising minor objections
- (adj.)gruesome
- horrible, ghastly
- (n.)bystander
- one who looks on or observes
- (adj.)casual
- showing little concern; informal
- (adj.)vital
- essential, having life
- (v.)canvass
- to discuss; go over in detail
- (v.)persist
- refuse to stop or be changed
- (adj.)puny
- of no importance
- (v.)ratify
- to give approval
- (adj.)regal
- royal, fit for a king
- (v.)erode
- wear away gradgually
- (n.)ordeal
- a trial
- (v.)stifle
- hold back, prevent from breathing
- (v.)accelerate
- to speed up