ENGLISH ONE Vocab 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.