| Term | Definition |
|---|
| vital | manifesting or characteristic of life |
| stifle | smother or suppress |
| regal | 1. royal, kinglike; fit for a king |
| ratify | approve formally; confirm; verify |
| quibble | 1. to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; 2. a etty objection |
| puny | less than normal strenght or size no importance |
| persist | to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or change |
| parch | 1. to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat |
| ordeal | 1. a difficult or painful experience, a trial |
| melancholy | 1. sad, gloomy, unhappy; 2. sadness, gloominess |
| gruesome | 1. horrible, revolting, ghastly |
| graphic | 1. lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts |
| flounder | 1. to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way |
| erode | eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks. |
| entice | 1. to attract, tempt |
| downtrodden | treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed |
| casual | happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark |
| canvass | 1. to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions, to go over in detail; to discuss |
| bystander | 1. one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part |
| accelerate | 1. to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly |
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