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 12

Intricate (adj.) complicated; difficult to understand 13

Lucid (adj.) easy to understand; clear; rational; sane Limpid; intelligible 14

Posthumous (adj.) occurring or published after death 15

Prim (adj.) Overly neat, proper, or formal; prudish Fussy; fastidious; squeamish 16

Sardonic (adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking; bitterly sarcastic Mordant, acerbic, wry 17

Superfluous (adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess Surplus, supererogatory 18

Supplant (v.) to take the place of, supersede Replace, displace, oust 19

Taunt (v.) to jeer at, mock; (n.) an insulting or mocking remark (v.) ridicule (n.) insult 20

Tenacious (adj.) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent Obstinate, stubborn, dogged 21