Lesson 6

Question 1

atone

Answer 1

verb, to make up for

Question 2

bondage

Answer 2

noun, slavery; any state of being bound or held down

Question 3

credible

Answer 3

adjective, believable

Question 4

defray

Answer 4

verb, to pay for

Question 5

diligent

Answer 5

verb, hardworking, industrious, not lazy

Question 6

doleful

Answer 6

adjective, sad, dreary

Question 7

ghastly

Answer 7

adjective, frightful, horrible; deathly pale

Question 8

hamper

Answer 8

verb, to hold back

Question 9

hew

Answer 9

verb, to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to

Question 10

impoverished

Answer 10

adjective, poor, in a state of poverty; depleted

Question 11

incessant

Answer 11

adjective, never stopping, going on all the time

Question 12

intricate

Answer 12

adjective, complicated; difficult to understand

Question 13

lucid

Answer 13

adjective, easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

Question 14

posthumous

Answer 14

adjective, occurring or published after death

Question 15

prim

Answer 15

adjective, overly neat, precise, proper, or formal

Question 16

sardonic

Answer 16

adjective, grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

Question 17

superfluous

Answer 17

adjective, exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess

Question 18

supplant

Answer 18

verb, to take the place of, supersede

Question 19

taunt

Answer 19

verb, to jeer at, mock

Question 20

tenacious

Answer 20

adjective, holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent