| Term | Definition |
|---|
| persist | (v.) to continue steadily im a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain (syn.) keep at it, perservere |
| puny | (adj.) of less than normal strength or size; of no immportance (syn.) small, weak |
| quibble | (v.) to evade or bellitle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; (n.) a petty objection (syn.) nitpick, split hairs, squabble |
| regal | (adj.) royal, kinglike; fit for a king (syn.) majestic, stately |
| stifle | (v.) to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off (syn.) strangle, snuff |
| vital | (adj.) having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial (syn.) fundamental |
| accelarate | (v.) to speed up, cause to move faster; tp bring about more quickly (syn.) step up, hasten |
| bystander | (n.) one who looks on or observes; a person present but not taking part (syn.) spectator, onlooker |
| canvass | (v.) to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to fo over in detail; to discuss |
| casual | (adj.) happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little comcern; informal (syn.) offhand, haphazard |
| downtrodden | (adj.) treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed (syn.) mistreated |
| entice | (v.) to attract, tempt (syn.) lure, beguile |
| erode | (v.) to wear away gradually, eat away (syn.) corrode |
| flounder | (v.) to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way (syn.) wallow, struggle |
| graphic | (adj.) lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts (syn.) lively, colorful |
| gruesome | (adj.) horrible, revolting, ghastly (syn.) gory,hideous |
| melancholy | (adj.) sad, gloomly, unhappy; (n.) sadness, gloominess (syn.) depressed,depression |
| ordeal | (n.) a difficult or painful experience, a trial (syn.) test, hardship |
| parch | (v.) to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel wth heat (syn.) dry up, dehydrate |
| ratify | (v.) to approve, give formal approval to, confirm (syn.) endorse, sanction, uphold |
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