Vocab Unit 9 2nd Half Level B

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(v.) to approve, confirm

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ratify

Front

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

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melancholy

Front

(adj.) having life; essential; key

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vital

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

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ordeal

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(v.) To evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; (n.) A petty objection.

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quibble

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

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parch

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(adj.) Less than normal strength/size; of no importance

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puny

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(v.) To continue steadily in a course of action; to last or remain.

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persist

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

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regal

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(v.) to smother, prevent breathing; to choke off

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stifle