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Unit Nine
7th Grade
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English
7th Grade
01/17/2006

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bystander
Definition
one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part
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casual
Definition
happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal
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entice
Definition
to attract, tempt
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flounder
Definition
to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way
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gruesome
Definition
horrible, revolting, ghastly
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ordeal
Definition
a difficult or painful experience, a trial
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persist
Definition
to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain
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quibble
Definition
evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; a petty objection
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regal
Definition
royal, kinglike; fit for a king
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vital
Definition
having life, living, necessary to life, essential; key, crucial
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accelerate
Definition
to speedup, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly
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canvass
Definition
to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss
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downtrodden
Definition
treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed
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erode
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to wear away gradually, eat away
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graphic
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lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts
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melancholy
Definition
sad, gloomy, unhappy; sadness, gloominess
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parch
Definition
to make dry and thristy; to shrivel with heat
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puny
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of less than normal strength or size; of no importance
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ratify
Definition
to approve, give, formal approval to, confirm
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stifle
Definition
to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off
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