Unit 6 Vocab
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 atone | to make up for |
| bondage | slavery; any state of being held down or bound |
| credible | believable |
| defray | to pay for |
| diligent | hardworking; industrious; not lazy |
| doleful | sad, dreary |
| ghastly | frightful, horrible, deathly pale |
| hamper | to hold back |
| hew | to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to |
| impoverished | poor, in a state of poverty; depleted |
| incessant | never stopping; going all the time |
| intricate | complicated; difficult to understand |
| lucid | easy to understand, clear, rational, sane |
| posthumous | occuring or published after death |
| prim | overly neat, precise, proper, or formal |
| sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking; bitterly sarcastic |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required; excess |
| supplant | to take the place of; supersede |
| taunt | to jeer at or mock |
| tenacious | holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent |
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