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Vocab 6
| word | def | pos |
|---|---|---|
| atone | to make up for | verb |
| bondage | slavery; any state of being bound or held down | noun |
| credible | beleivable | adj |
| defray | to pay for | verb |
| dilligent | hardworking, industrious, not lazy | adj |
| doleful | sad; dreary | adj |
| ghastly | frightful, horrible; deathly pale | adj |
| hamper | to hold back | verb |
| hew | to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold | verb |
| impoverished | poor, in a state of poverty; depleted | adj |
| incessant | never stoppin, going all the time | adj |
| intricate | never stopping, going on all the time | adj |
| lucid | easy to understand, clear; rational, sane | adj |
| posthumous | occurring or published after death | adj |
| prim | overly neat, proper, or formal; prudish | adj |
| sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking; bitterly sarcastic | adj |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess | adj |
| supplant | to take the place of, supersede | verb |
| taunt | to jeer at, mock; (n) an insulting or mocking remark | verb/noun |
| tenacious | holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent | adj |