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The hikers needed to _____________________ their pace once it became clear that it would soon rain.
accelerate
The _____________________ who had witnessed the collision gave his statement to the police.
bystander
The students volunteered to ______________ the neighborhood for our candidate in the election.
canvass
A ______________ outfit is not an appropriate way to dress for a big meeting.
casual
Most of the immigrants at Ellis Island represented the _____________________ masses, yearning for an opportunity to improve their lives.
downtrodden
To _________ shoppers into the store, salespeople were giving away coupons for free gifts.
entice
Storms and mudslides _________ the road so that eventually it became impassable.
eroded
After suffering much damage in the storm, the small craft was left to ____________ about helplessly in the large waves.
flounder
A witness gave the reporter a _______ account of the destruction caused by the tornado.
graphic
The account of the ___________________ crime caused several people to faint.
gruesome
It must have been the gloom of the house and the steady rain that made me feel so __________.
melancholy
After escaping the avalanche, the climbers were exhausted by their ___________ and quickly fell asleep.
The fields of Oklahoma were __________ by drought during the Dustbowl in the 1930s.
parched
Despite stern warnings from their doctor, the brothers _________ in their bad habits.
persist
The wrestler let out a coarse burst of laughter when his ________ opponent entered the ring.
puny
The brother and sister _________ over what to watch on TV last night.
quibbled.
