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Week Six
Vocabulary Words for Week Six
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Atone (verb) | To make up for, make amends for |
| Bondage (noun) | Slavery, any state of being bound or held down, servitude, captivity |
| Credible (adjective) | Believable, acceptable, likely, plausible |
| Defray (verb) | To pay for, "foot the bill," "bear the cost" |
| Diligent (adjective) | Hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
| Doleful (adjective) | Sad, dreary, sorrowful, mournful |
| Ghastly (adjective) | Frightful, horrible, deathly pale, appalling |
| Hamper (verb) | To hold back, hinder, obstruct, impede |
| Hew (verb) | To shape or cut down with an ax, to hold to, chop, hack |
| Impoverished (adjective) | Poor, in a state of poverty, depleted, poverty-stricken |
| Incessant (adjective) | Never stopping, going on all the time, constant, uninterrupted |
| Intricate (adjective) | Complicated, difficult to understand, complex |
| Lucid (adjective) | Easy to understand, clear, rational, intelligible |
| Posthumous (adjective) | Occurring or published after death, postmortem |
| Prim (adjective) | Overly neat, precise, fussy, prudish |
| Sardonic (adjective) | Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic, caustic, wry |
| Superfluous (adjective) | Exceeding what is sufficient or required, excessive, extra |
| Supplant (verb) | To take the place of, supersede, replace, oust |
| Taunt (verb or noun) | Verb: To jeer at, mock, ridicule Noun: An insulting or mocking remark |
| Tenacious (adjective) | Holding fast, holding together firmly, persistent, stubborn |