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Unit 9

Published on Dec 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Unit 9

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ACCELERATE

(v.) to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly
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BYSTANDER

(n.) one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part
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CANVASS

(v.) to go through an area in order to procure votes, to go over in detail
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CASUAL

(adj.) happening by chance or on an irregular basis; informal
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DOWNTRODDEN

(adj.) treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed

ENTICE

(v.) to attract, tempt
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ERODE

(v.) to wear away gradually, eat away
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FLOUNDER

(v.) to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way
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GRAPHIC

(adj.) lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts

GRUESOME

(adj.) horrible, revolting, ghastly
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MELANCHOLY

(adj.) sad, gloomy, unhappy; (n.) sadness, gloominess

ORDEAL

(n.) a difficult or painful experience, a trial

PARCH

(v.) to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat
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PERSIST

(v.) to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed
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PUNY

(adj.) of less than normal strength or size; of no importance
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QUIBBLE

(v.) to evade or belittle a point by twisting words; (n.) a petty objection

RATIFY

(v.) to approve, give formal approval to, confirm
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REGAL

(adj.) royal, kinglike; fit for a king

STIFLE

(v.) to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off
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VITAL

(adj.) having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial
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YAY!

LAST VOCABULARY WORD!
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