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Vocab 9
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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
 Definition
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
 Definition
to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections
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ratify
 Definition
to approve
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regal
 Definition
royal, kinglike
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stifle
 Definition
to smother
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vital
 Definition
having life, living
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