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