| Term | Definition |
|---|
| accelerate | to speed up, cause to move faster |
| bystander | one who looks on or observes but does not take part |
| canvass | to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions |
| casual | happening by chance or on an irregular basis; informal |
| downtrodden | treated unfairly and cruelly; oppressed |
| entice | to attract, tempt |
| erode | to wear away gradually, eat away |
| flounder | to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way |
| graphic | lifelike, vivid, relating to the pictorial arts |
| gruesome | horrible, revolting, ghastly |
| melancholy | sad, gloomy, unhappy |
| ordeal | a difficult or painful experience; trial |
| parch | to make dry or thirsty; to shrivel wit heat |
| persist | to continue steadily in a course of action; to last, remain |
| puny | of less than normal strength or size; weak, sickly |
| quibble | a petty objection; raising minor objections |
| ratify | to approve; confirm |
| regal | royal, kinglike; fit for a king |
| stifle | to smother, prevent firm breathing; to hold back or choke off |
| vital | having life, living; necessary to life; essential |
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