English II(H) Vocab #5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 atone | to make up for (v) |
| bondage | slavery; any state of being bound or held down (n) |
| credible | believable (adj) |
| defray | to pay for (v) |
| diligent | hardworking, industrious, not lazy (adj) |
| doleful | sad; dreary (adj) |
| ghastly | frightful, horrible; deathly pale (adj) |
| hamper | to hold back (v) |
| hew | to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to (v) |
| impoverished | poor, in a state of poverty; depleted (adj) |
| incessant | never stopping, going on all the time (adj) |
| intricate | complicated; difficult to understand (adj) |
| lucid | easy to understand, clear; rational, sane (adj) |
| posthumous | occuring or published after death (adj) |
| prim | overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish (adj) |
| sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic (adj) |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess (adj) |
| supplant | to take the place of, supersede (v) |
| taunt | to jeer at, mock (v); an insulting or mocking remark (n) |
| tenacious | holding fast; holding together firmly; persistant (adj) |
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