Unit 9

hi

accelerate

(v.) to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly

ant slow down

syn fast

bystander

(n.) one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part

syn onlooker

ant active

canvass

(v.) to go through an area in order to produce votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss

syn survey

casual

(adj.) happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal

ant formal

syn offhand

downtrodden

(adj.) treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed

ant uplifted

ayn mistreated

entice

(v.) to attract, tempt

syn lure

ant sickness

erode

(v.) to wear away gradually, eat away

syn corrode

ant nurture

flounder

(v.) to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way

syn wallow

graphic

(adj.) lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts

syn color full

ant dull

gruesome

(adj.) horrible, revolting, ghastly

syn gory

ant pleasant

melancholy

(adj.) sad, gloomy, unhappy; (n.) sadness, gloominess

syn adj depressed n decoin

ant adj merry n py

ordeal

(n.) a difficult or painful experience, a trail

syn hardship

ant pleasure

parch

(v.) to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat

syn dry up

ant soak

persist

(v.) to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain

syn keep at

ant give up

puny

(adj.) of less than normal strength or size; of no importance

ant roburst

syn small

quibble

(v.) to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; (n.)a petty objection

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ratify

(v.) to approve, give formal approval to, confirm

syn sanction

ant cancel

regal

(adj.) royal, kinglike; fit for a king

ant humble

syn august

stifle

(v.) to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off

syn snuff

ant encourage

vital

(adj.) having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial

syn fundment

ant unnessarcy