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LD ELA #6 (DEF)
LD ELA Vocabulary List 6 - Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atone | to make up for |
| Bondage | slavery; any state of being bound or held down |
| 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 on all the time |
| Intricate | complicated; difficult to understand |
| Lucid | easy to understand, clear, rational, sane |
| Posthumous | occurring or published after death |
| Prim | overly neat, precise, proper or formal; prudish |
| 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, mock; an insulting or mocking remark |
| Tenacious | holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent |