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