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| accelerate (v) | to speed up, cause to move faster, to bring about more quickly |
| bystander (n) | one who looks on or observes |
| canvass (v) | to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales or opinions; to discuss in detail |
| downtrodden (adj) | happening by chance; showing little concern; informal |
| entice (v) | to attract, to tempt |
| erode (v) | to wear away gradually, eat away |
| flounder (v) | to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way |
| graphic (adj) | lifelike, vivid; relating to pictorial art |
| gruesome (adj) | horrible, revolting, ghastly |
| melancholy (adj) | sad, gloomy, unhappy |
| melancholy (n) | sadness, gloominess |
| ordeal (n) | a difficult or painful experience, a trial |
| parch (v) | to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat |
| persist (v) | to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain |
| puny (adj) | of less than normal strength or size; weak, sickly; or no importance |
| quibble (v) | to evade or belittle a point by twisting workds or raising minor objections; |
| quibble (n) | a petty objection |
| ratify (v) | to approve, give formal approval of, confirm |
| stifle (v) | to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off |
| vital (adj) | having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial |
