| Term | Definition |
|---|
| accelerate | 1. to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly |
| bystander | 1. one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part |
| canvass | 1. to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions, to go over in detail; to discuss |
| casual | 1. happening by chance or an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal |
| downtrodden | 1. treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed |
| entice | 1. to attract, tempt |
| erode | 1. to wear away gradually, eat away |
| flounder | 1. to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way |
| graphic | 1. lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts |
| gruesome | 1. horrible, revolting, ghastly |
| melancholy | 1. sad, gloomy, unhappy; 2. sadness, gloominess |
| ordeal | 1. a difficult or painful experience, a trial |
| parch | 1. to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat |
| persist | 1. to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain |
| puny | 1. of less than normal strength or size; of no importance |
| quibble | 1. to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; 2. a etty objection |
| ratify | 1. to approve, give formal approval to, confirm |
| regal | 1. royal, kinglike; fit for a king |
| stifle | 1. to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off |
| vital | 1. having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial |
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