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English 9 Vocab U 6
English 9 Vocab Unit 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Atone (a ton’) | (v.) to make up for, SYNONYMS: expiate, make amends for |
| Bondage (bon’ dage) | (n.) slavery; any state of being bound or held down, SYNONYMS: servitude, captivity, subjection, dependence, ANTONYMS: freedom, liberty, independence |
| Credible (Cred’ i ble) | (adj.) believable, SYNONYMS: plausible, acceptable, likely, ANTONYMS: unbelievable, implausible, improbable |
| Defray (de fray’) | (v.) to pay for, SYNONYMS: settle, bear the cost, foot the bill |
| Diligent (dil’ i gent) | (adj.) hardworking industrious, not lazy, SYNONYMS: assiduous, sedulous, ANTONYMS: lazy, indolent, cursory, perfunctory |
| Doleful (dole’ ful) | (adj.) sad, dreary, SYNONYMS: sorrowful, mournful, melancholy, dolorous, ANTONYMS: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant |
| Ghastly (ghast’ ly) | (adj.) frightful, horrible, deathly pale, SYNONYMS: dreadful, appalling, gruesome, grisly, ANTONYMS: pleasant, agreeable, attractive, delightful |
| Hamper (ham’ per) | (v.) to hold back, SYNONYMS: hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit. ANTONYMS: facilitate, ease, smooth the way |
| Hew (hew’) | (v.) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to, SYNONYMS: chop, hack, fell, adhere, conform |
| Impoverished (im pove’ rished) | (adj.) poor, in a state or poverty, depleted, SYNONYMS: poverty stricken, destitute, indigent, ANTONYMS: rich, wealthy, affluent, prosperous |
| Incessant (in ces’ sant) | (adj.) never stopping, going on all the time, SYNONYMS: ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted, ANTONYMS: occasional, sporadic, intermittent |
| Intricate (in’ tri cate) | (adj.) complicated, difficult to understand, SYNONYMS: complex, convoluted, ANTONYMS: simple, uninvolved, uncomplicated |
| Lucid ( lu’ cid) | (adj.) easy to understand, clear; rational, sane, SYNONYMS: limpid, intelligible, ANTONYMS: murky, muddy, obscure, unintelligible |
| Posthumous ( pos’ thu mous) | (adj.) occurring or published after death, SYNONYMS: postmortem, ANTONYM: prenatal |
| Prim ( prim’) | (adj.) overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish, SYNONYMS: fussy, fastidious, squeamish, ANTONYMS: dowdy, frumpy, sloppy, untidy, loose, lax |
| Sardonic ( sar don’ ic) | (adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic, SYNONYMS: caustic, mordant, acerbic, wry, ANTONYMS: bland, mild, saccharine, good-natured |
| Superfluous ( su per’ flu ous ) | (adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess, SYNONYMS: surplus, supererogatory, ANTONYMS: necessary, essential, vital, indispensable |
| Supplant ( su pplant’) | (v.) to take the place of, supersede, SYNONYMS: replace, displace, oust |
| Taunt (taunt’) | (v.) to jeer at, mock; (n.) an insulting or mocking remark, SYNONYMS(v.) ridicule, deride, ANTONYMS: (v.) cheer, applaud, acclaim |
| Tenacious ( te na’ cious ) | (adj.) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent, SYNONYMS: obstinate, stubborn, dogged, ANTONYMS: yielding, weak, gentle, lax, slack |
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