Lesson 6 Vocabulary Atone v To make amends

Lesson 6 Vocabulary

Atone (v. ) To make amends for expiate

Bondage (n. ) slavery; any state of being bound or held down servitude, subjection, dependence

Credible (adj. ) Believable Plausible, acceptable, likely

Defray (v. ) to pay for Bear the cost Foot the bill

Diligent (adj. ) hardworking, industrious, not lazy Assiduous, sedulous

Doleful (adj. ) sad; dreary Sorrowful, mournful, dolorous

Ghastly (adj. ) frightful, horrible; deathly pale Dreadful, appalling, grisly

Hamper (v. ) To hold back Hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit

Hew (v. ) To shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to Chop, hack, fell, Adhere, conform

Impoverished (adj. ) poor, in a state of poverty; depleted

Incessant (adj. ) Never stopping, going on all the time Ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted

Intricate (adj. ) complicated; difficult to understand

Lucid (adj. ) easy to understand; clear; rational; sane Limpid; intelligible

Posthumous (adj. ) occurring or published after death

Prim (adj. ) Overly neat, proper, or formal; prudish Fussy; fastidious; squeamish

Sardonic (adj. ) grimly or scornfully mocking; bitterly sarcastic Mordant, acerbic, wry

Superfluous (adj. ) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess Surplus, supererogatory

Supplant (v. ) to take the place of, supersede Replace, displace, oust

Taunt (v. ) to jeer at, mock; (n. ) an insulting or mocking remark (v. ) ridicule (n. ) insult

Tenacious (adj. ) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent Obstinate, stubborn, dogged