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Vocab 9
vocab 9 words
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English
7th Grade
08/10/2009

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accelerate
Definition
to speed up
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bystander
Definition
one who looks on or observes
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canvass
Definition
to go through an area in order to procure votes
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casual
Definition
happening by chance or on an irregular basis
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downtrodden
Definition
treated unfairly and cruelly
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entice
Definition
to attract, tempt
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erode
Definition
to wear away gradually
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flounder
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to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way
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graphic
Definition
lifelike, vivid, relating to the pictorial arts
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gruesome
Definition
horrible, revolting, ghastly
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melancholy
Definition
sad, glommy, unhappy
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ordeal
Definition
a difficult or painful experience, a trial
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parch
Definition
to make dry and thirsty
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persist
Definition
to continue steadily in a course of action
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puny
Definition
of less than normal size or strength
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quibble
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to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections
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ratify
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to approve
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regal
Definition
royal, kinglike
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stifle
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to smother
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vital
Definition
having life, living
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