| Term | Definition |
|---|
| accelerate | to speed up, cause to move faster/more quickly |
| bystander | one who looks on or observes, present but not taking part |
| canvass | to go through an area to procure votes/sales/opinions |
| casual | happening by chance or on an irregular basis, informal |
| downtrodden | treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed |
| entice | attract or tempt |
| erode | 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, a trial |
| parch | to make dry and thirsty, to shrivel with heat |
| persist | to continue steadily in a course, refuse to stop, remain |
| puny | less than normal strength/size, of no importance |
| quibble | evade or belittle a point by twisting words, raise a minor objection |
| ratify | to approve, formally, to confirm |
| regal | royal, kinglike, fit for royalty |
| stifle | to smother, prevent from breathing, hold back or choke off |
| vital | having life, necessary to life, essential, crucial |
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