Unit 9
Unit 9 Vocab Cards
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- Puny
- Adj- of less than notmal strength or size, of no importance Syn- undersized, pint-sized, small, weak Ant- robust, brawny, mammoth, gigantic
- Stifle
- V- to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off Syn- strangle, suppress, snuff Anyt- nurture, promote, encourage
- Persist
- V- to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain Syn- persevere, keep at it, endure Ant- give up, discontuine
- Downtrodden
- Adj- treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed Syn- mistreated, ground underfoot Ant- uplifted, liberated
- Ratify
- V- to approve, give formal approval to, confirm Syn- endorse, sanction, uphold Ant- cancle, repeal, annul, veto
- Flounder
- V- to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way Syn- wallow, struggle
- Quibble
- V- to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections N- a petty objection Syn- (v) nitpick, split hairs, cavil (n) squabble
- Casual
- Adj- happening by chance or on an irregular basis, showing little concern, informal Syn- accidental, haphazard, offhand Ant- formal, serious, premeditated, intentional
- Entice
- V- to attract, tempt Syn- lure, beguile Ant- nauseate, sicken, revolt, repel
- Bystander
- N- one who looks or observes, a person present but not taking part Syn- observer, spectator, onlooker Ant- active participant
- Regal
- Adj- royal, kinglike; fit for a king Syn- majestic, statley, princley, august Ant- lowly, humble, abject, servile
- Accelerate
- V- to speed up, cause to move faster, to bring about more quickly Syn- step up, quicken, hasten Ant- slow down, retard, decelerate
- Erode
- V- to wear away gradually, eat away Syn- corrode, abrade Ant- nurture, promote, encourage
- Graphic
- Adj- lifelike, vivid, relating to pictorial arts Syn- livley, colorful, descriptive Ant- dull, boring, unrealistic, colorless
- Melancholy
- Adj- sad, gloomy, unhappy N- sadness, gloominess Syn- (adj) depressed, dejected (n) decjection, depression Ant- (adj) merry, happy, cheerfull (n) joy, elation
- Parch
- V- to make dry and thirsty, to shrivle with heat Syn- dry up, dehydrate, desiccate Ant- soak, drench, saturate, waterlog
- Vital
- Adj- having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial Syn- indispensable, fundamental Ant- nonessential, unnessecary
- Ordeal
- N- a difficut or painful experience, a trail Syn- test, hardship Ant- pleasure, cinch
- Canvass
- V- to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions, to go over in detail, to discuss Syn- poll, survey, solicit
- Gruesome
- Adj- horrible, revolting, ghastly Syn- gory, hideous, grisly Ant- pleasant, delightful, appealing