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lesson 6
words for week of 5/20/08
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atone | to make up for |
| bondage | slavery, a state of bound or held down |
| credible | believable |
| defray | to pay for |
| diligent | hard working |
| ghastly | frightful, horrible, or deathly pale |
| hamper | to hold back |
| hew | to cut with an axe or to hold to |
| impoverished | poor or depleted |
| incessant | never stopping |
| intricate | complicated or difficult to understand |
| lucid | clear, sane |
| posthumous | occurring or published after death |
| prim | overly neat, proper, or prudish |
| sardonic | scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic |
| superfluous | exceeding what is required or necessary |
| supplant | take the place of |
| taunt | to jeer at; an insulting or mocking remark |
| tenacious | holding fast or persistent |
| doleful | sad or dreary |