| Term | Definition |
|---|
| accelerate | to speed up, causeto move faster |
| bystander | one who looks on or observes |
| canvass | to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or options |
| casual | happening by chance or on an irregular basis |
| downtrodden | treated unfairly of cruelly |
| entice | to attract, tempt |
| erode | to wear away gradually |
| flounder | to thrash about in a clumsy way |
| graphic | lifelike, vivid |
| gruesome | horrible, revolting, ghastly |
| melancholy | sad, gloomy, unhappy |
| ordeal | a difficult or painful experience |
| parch | to make dry or thirsty |
| persist | to continue steadily in a course of action |
| puny | of no importance |
| quibble | to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections |
| ratify | to approve, confirm |
| regal | royal, kinglike |
| stifle | to smother, prvent from breathing |
| vital | having life, living |
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