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vocab 9
20 cards·by boswellm
accelerate means
to speed up
bystander means
one who looks on or observes
canvass means
to go through an area in order to procure votes
casual means
happening by chance or on an irregular basis
downtrodden means
treated unfairly and cruelly
entice means
to attract
erode means
to wear away gradually
flounder means
to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way
graphic means
lifelike
gruesome means
horrible
melancholy means
sad
ordeal means
a difficult or painful experience
parch means
to make dry and thirsty
persist means
to continue steadily in course of action
puny means
of less then normal strength or size
quibble means
to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor
ratify means
to approve
regal means
royal
stifle means
to smother
vital means
having life