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Vocab #6 Level D
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atone | to make amends |
| bondage | any state of being bound or held down |
| credible | believable |
| defray | to pay for |
| diligent | hardworking, and efficient |
| doleful | sad and dreary |
| ghastly | frightful |
| hamper | to hold back |
| hew | to shape or cut down |
| impoverished | in a state of poverty |
| intricate | difficult to understand |
| lucid | easy to understand |
| posthumous | occurring or published after death |
| prim | overly neat or proper |
| sardonic | bitterly sarcastic |
| superfluous | something that is excessive |
| supplant | to take the place of something |
| taunt | to jeer at, mock |
| tenacious | persistent |
| incessant | never stopping |