Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Unit 6 Flashcards

1
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atone

A

to make up for

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ghastly

A

frightful, horrible; deathly pale

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3
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bondage

A

slavery; any state of being bound or held down

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4
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doleful

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sad; dreary

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5
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credible

A

believable

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diligent

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hardworking, industrious, not lazy

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defray

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to pay for

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8
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hamper

A

to hold back

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9
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posthumous

A

occurring or published after death

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prim

A

overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish

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tenacious

A

holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent

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hew

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

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lucid

A

easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

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sardonic

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grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

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taunt (verb)

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to jeer at, mock

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impoverished

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poor, in a state of poverty; depleted

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intricate

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complicated; difficult to understand

18
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supplant

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to take the place of, supersede

19
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superfluous

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exceeding what is sufficient or required; excess

20
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incessant

A

never stopping, going on all the time

21
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taunt (noun)

A

an insulting or mocking remark

22
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to make up for

A

atone

23
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frightful, horrible; deathly pale

A

ghastly

24
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slavery; any state of being bound or held down

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bondage

25
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sad; dreary

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doleful

26
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hardworking, industrious, not lazy

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diligent

27
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believable

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credible

28
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to pay for

A

defray

29
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to hold back

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hamper

30
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overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish

A

prim

31
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to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold up

A

hew

32
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grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

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sardonic

33
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poor, in a state of poverty; depleted

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impoverished

34
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exceeding what is sufficient or required; excess

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superfluous

35
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never stopping, going on all the time

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incessant

36
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to take the place of, supersede

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supplant

37
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complicated; difficult to understand

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intricate

38
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to jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark

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taunt

39
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easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

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lucid

40
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holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent

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tenacious

41
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occurring or published after death

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posthumous