Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Unit 6 Flashcards
1
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atone
A
to make up for
2
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ghastly
A
frightful, horrible; deathly pale
3
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bondage
A
slavery; any state of being bound or held down
4
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doleful
A
sad; dreary
5
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credible
A
believable
6
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diligent
A
hardworking, industrious, not lazy
7
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defray
A
to pay for
8
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hamper
A
to hold back
9
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posthumous
A
occurring or published after death
10
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prim
A
overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
11
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tenacious
A
holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
12
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hew
A
to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
13
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lucid
A
easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
14
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sardonic
A
grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
15
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taunt (verb)
A
to jeer at, mock
16
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impoverished
A
poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
