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P/AP Eng I Vocab #6
PreAP Eng I Vocabulary Lesson #6
| Vocabulary 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 | occuring or published after death |
| prim | overly neat; precise; proper or formal; prudish |
| lysardonic | grimly or scornfully nocking; bitter sarcastic |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required; excess |
| supplant | to take the place of; supercede |
| taunt | to jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark |
| tenacious | holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent |