vocab
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- downtrodden
- (adj)treated unfairly and cruelly opressed syn.mistreated ant.uplifted
- melancholy
- (adj)sad gloomy unhappy sadness gloominess syn.depressed ant.happy
- regal
- (adj)royal kinglike fit for a king syn., belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler ant.lowly
- persist
- (v)to continue stedily in a course of action refuse to stop or be changed to last remain syn.perserve ant.discontinue
- stifle
- (v)to smother prevent from breathing to hold back or choke off syn.strangle ant.nurture
- gruesome
- (adj)horrible revolting ghastly syn.goryant.pleasent
- casual
- (adj)happening by chance or on an irregular basis showing little concern informal syn.haphazardant.formal
- puny
- (adj)of less than normal strength or size of no importance syn.pint size ant.gigantic
- quibble
- (to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections a petty objection syn.nitpik
- vital
- (adj)having life living necessary to life essential key crucial syn.indespensable ant.nonessenatial
- bystander
- (n)one who looks on or observes a person present but not taking part syn.observer ant.active participanT
- ratify
- (v)to approve give formal approval to confirm syn.endorse ant.cancel
- erode
- (v)to wear away gradually eat away syn.corrode ant.promote
- accelerate
- (v)to speed up cause to move faster cause to bring about more quickly syn.quicken ant.slow down
- canvass
- (v)to go through an area in order to procure votes sales or opinionss to go over in detail to discuss syn.survey
- entice
- (v)to attracttmptsyn.lure ant.repel
- ordeal
- (a diffucult or painful experience a trialsyn.hardship test ant.plesuare
- parch
- (v)to make dry and thirsty to shrivel with heat syn.dry up ant.soak
- graphic
- (adj)lifelike vivid relating to the pictorial arts syn.lively ant.dull
- flounder
- (v)to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way syn.wallow struggle