english one vocab nine. accelerate verb to speed up/make something happen faster han solo and luke...
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ENGLISH ONEVocab Nine
Accelerate
• Verb
• To speed up/make something happen faster
• Han Solo and Luke Skywalker had to accelerate to light speed to escape the empire.
Entice• Verb
• To tempt
• Jabba the Hut enticed the Rancor with fresh meat by causing Luke to fall through the trap door.
Erode
• Verb
• To wear away over time
• The Sith temple eroded over thousands of years with no one visiting.
Flounder
• Verb
• To move around clumsily/to struggle
• Think of the way a fish out of water moves
• Jar Jar will flounder with any job given to him by always messing things up.
Graphic
• Adjective
• Lifelike/having clear details
• Akbar used graphic detail when describing how to destroy the newly built Death Star.
Gruesome
• Adjective
• Horrible/Disturbing
• Darth Maul suffered a gruesome wound at the hands of Obi Wan by being sliced in half from a lightsaber.
Melancholy
• Adjective
• Sad/Depressed/Bummed out
• Anakin's melancholy attitude turned into something evil, causing him to kill the Sand People.
Persist
• Verb
• To keep going (even though it is difficult)/refuse to give up
• Although the rebel forces were caught in a trap, they persisted by fighting through enemy lines.
Regal
• Adjective
• Kinglike/Impressive
• Emperor Palpatine took on a regal attitude when speaking in front of the Galactic Senate.
Stifle
• Verb
• To smother/To hold back
• Luke's dad stifled his desire to get the most popular toy he wanted for his birthday.
Vital
• Adjective
• Absolutely necessary
• Similar to indispensable
• It was of vital importance that Luke fire into the hole of the Death Star to destroy it.
Bystander
• Noun
• One who is present but does not participate in something
• The people living on Alderan were innocent bystanders to the evil destruction of their planet.