vocab unit 9 Flashcards

1
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bystander

A

one who looks on or observes

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2
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canvass

A

to go through an area in order to order to procure votes,sale,or opions

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3
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downtrodden

A

treated unfairly and cruelly,oppressed

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4
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erode

A

to wear away gradually,eat away

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5
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gruesome

A

horrible,revolting,ghastly

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6
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melancholy

A

sad,gloomy,unhappy,sadness,gloomines

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7
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ordeal

A

a difficult or painful experience

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8
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persist

A

to continue steadily in a course of action,refuse to stop or to be changed

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9
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quibble

A

to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections

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10
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vital

A

have life,living necessary to life essential

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