vocab 9

20 cards·by rosej

accelerate

to speed up

bystander

one who looks on or observes

canvass

to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss

casual

informal;showing little concern

downtrodden

treated unfairly

entice

to attract; tempt

erode

wear or eat away

flounder

flopping everywhere

graphic

lifelike; vivid; relating to the pictorial arts

gruesome

horrible; revolting

melancholy

sad, gloomy

ordeal

a difficult or painful experience

parch

to make dry or thirsty

persist

to continue steadily in course of action

puny

tiny; small; less than normal

quibble

petty objection; twisting words

ratify

to approve, give formal approval to, confirm

regal

royal; kinglike; fit for a king

stifle

to smother; canning it

vital

necessary to life; living; having life