sadlier oxford vocabulary workshop level d unit 6
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VETEL on November 9, 2011
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vocabulary words 20 terms
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Barrios Freshies, SJA Class of 2015 Freshman, Tonsoni Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 atone | 1. verb 2. to make up for 3. expiate, make amends for |
| bondage | 1. noun 2. slavery; any state of being bound or held down 3. servitude, captivity, subjection, dependence 4. freedom, liberty, independence |
| credible | 1. adjective 2. believable 3. plausible, acceptable, likely 4. unbelievable, implausible, improbable |
| defray | 1. verb 2. to pay for 3. settle, bear the cost, foot the bill |
| diligent | 1. adjective 2. hardworking, industrious, not lazy 3. assiduous, sedulous 4. lazy, indolent, cursory, perfunctory |
| doleful | 1. adjective 2. sad; dreary 3. sorrowful, mournful, melancholy, dolorous 4. cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant |
| ghastly | 1. adjective 2. frightful, horrible; deathly pale 3. dreadful, appaling, gruesome, grisly 4. pleasant, agreeable, attractive, delightful |
| tenacious | 1. verb 2. holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent 3. obstinate, stubborn, dogged 4. yielding, weak, gentle, lax, slack |
| taunt | 1. verb, noun 2. (v) to jeer at, mock;(n) an insulting or moocking remark 3. (v) ridicule, deride 4. (v) cheer, applaud, acclaim |
| supplant | 1. adjective 2. to take the place of, supersede 3. replace, displace, oust |
| superfluous | 1. adjective 2. exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess 3. surplus, supererogatory 4. necessery, essential, vital, indispensable |
| sardonic | 1. adjective 2. grimly or scornfully mocking, bittery sarcastic 3. caustic, mordant, acerbic, wry 4. bland, mild, saccharine, good-natured |
| prim | 1. adjective 2. overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish 3. fussy, fastidiou, squeamish 4. dowdy, frumpy, sloppy, untidy, loose, lax |
| posthumous | 1. adjective 2. occuring or published after death 3. postmortem 4. prenatal |
| lucid | 1. adjective 2. easy to understand, clear; rational, sane 3. lipid, intelligible 4. murky, muddy, obscure, unintelligible |
| intricate | 1. adjective 2. complicated; difficult to understand 3. complex, convulted 4. simple, uninvolved, uncomplicated |
| incessant | 1. adjective 2.never stopping, going all the time 3. ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted 4. occassional, sporadic, intermittent |
| impoverished | 1. verb 2. poor, in a state of poverty; depleted 3. poverty-stricken, destitute, indigent 4. rich, weathly, affluent, prospersous |
| hew | 1. verb 2. to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to 3. chop, hack, fell adhere, conform |
| hamper | 1. adjective 2. to hold back 3. hinder, obstuct, impede, inhibit 4. facilitate, ease, smooth the way |
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