unit 9
Terms
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- quibble
- (v.) to evade or bellitle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; (n.) a petty objection (syn.) nitpick, split hairs, squabble
- bystander
- (n.) one who looks on or observes; a person present but not taking part (syn.) spectator, onlooker
- flounder
- (v.) to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way (syn.) wallow, struggle
- ratify
- (v.) to approve, give formal approval to, confirm (syn.) endorse, sanction, uphold
- persist
- (v.) to continue steadily im a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain (syn.) keep at it, perservere
- downtrodden
- (adj.) treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed (syn.) mistreated
- casual
- (adj.) happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little comcern; informal (syn.) offhand, haphazard
- vital
- (adj.) having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial (syn.) fundamental
- puny
- (adj.) of less than normal strength or size; of no immportance (syn.) small, weak
- parch
- (v.) to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel wth heat (syn.) dry up, dehydrate
- graphic
- (adj.) lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts (syn.) lively, colorful
- gruesome
- (adj.) horrible, revolting, ghastly (syn.) gory,hideous
- melancholy
- (adj.) sad, gloomly, unhappy; (n.) sadness, gloominess (syn.) depressed,depression
- ordeal
- (n.) a difficult or painful experience, a trial (syn.) test, hardship
- regal
- (adj.) royal, kinglike; fit for a king (syn.) majestic, stately
- stifle
- (v.) to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off (syn.) strangle, snuff
- entice
- (v.) to attract, tempt (syn.) lure, beguile
- canvass
- (v.) to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to fo over in detail; to discuss
- accelarate
- (v.) to speed up, cause to move faster; tp bring about more quickly (syn.) step up, hasten
- erode
- (v.) to wear away gradually, eat away (syn.) corrode