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