Unit 6

Question 1

(v.) to make up for

Answer 1

atone

Question 2

Synonym: expiate

Answer 2

atone

Question 3

(n.) slavery; any state of being bound or held down

Answer 3

bondage

Question 4

Synonyms: servitude, subjection, dependence

Answer 4

bondage

Question 5

Antonyms: freedom, liberty, independence

Answer 5

bondage

Question 6

(adj.) believable

Answer 6

credible

Question 7

Synonyms: plausible, acceptable, likely

Answer 7

credible

Question 8

Antonyms: unbelievable, implausible, improbable

Answer 8

credible

Question 9

(v.) to pay for

Answer 9

defray

Question 10

Synonyms: bear the cost, foot the bill

Answer 10

defray

Question 11

(adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy

Answer 11

diligent

Question 12

Synonyms: assiduous, sedulous

Answer 12

diligent

Question 13

Antonyms: lazy, indolent, cursory, perfunctory

Answer 13

diligent

Question 14

(adj.) sad; dreary

Answer 14

doleful

Question 15

Synonyms: sorrowful, mournful, dolorous

Answer 15

doleful

Question 16

Antonyms: blithe, jaunty, buoyant

Answer 16

doleful

Question 17

(adj.) frightful, horrible, deathly pale

Answer 17

ghastly

Question 18

Synonyms: dreadful, appalling, grisly

Answer 18

ghastly

Question 19

Antonyms: pleasant, agreeable, attractive

Answer 19

ghastly

Question 20

(v.) to hold back

Answer 20

hamper

Question 21

Synonyms: hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit

Answer 21

hamper

Question 22

Antonyms: facilitate, ease, smooth the way

Answer 22

hamper

Question 23

(v.) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to

Answer 23

hew

Question 24

Synonyms: chop, hack, fell, adhere, conform

Answer 24

hew

Question 25

(adj.) poor; in a state of poverty; depleted

Answer 25

impoverished

Question 26

Synonyms: poverty-stricken, destitute, indigent

Answer 26

impoverished

Question 27

Antonyms: rich, wealthy, affluent, prosperous

Answer 27

impoverished

Question 28

(adj.) never stopping, going on all the time

Answer 28

incessant

Question 29

Synonyms: ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted

Answer 29

incessant

Question 30

Antonyms: occasional, sporadic, intermittent

Answer 30

incessant

Question 31

(adj.) complicated; difficult to understand

Answer 31

intricate

Question 32

Synonyms: convoluted

Answer 32

intricate

Question 33

Antonyms: simple, uninvolved, umcomplicated

Answer 33

intricate

Question 34

(adj.) easy to understand, clear, rational, sane

Answer 34

lucid

Question 35

Synonyms: limpid, intelligible

Answer 35

lucid

Question 36

Antonyms: murky, muddy, obscure, unintelligible

Answer 36

lucid

Question 37

(adj.) occurring or published after death

Answer 37

posthumous

Question 38

Antonym: prenatal

Answer 38

posthumous

Question 39

(adj.) overly neat, proper, or formal; prudish

Answer 39

prim

Question 40

Synonyms: fussy, fastiduous, squeamish

Answer 40

prim

Question 41

Antonyms: dowdy, frumpy, untidy, loose

Answer 41

prim

Question 42

(adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

Answer 42

sardonic

Question 43

Synonyms: mordant, acerbic, wry

Answer 43

sardonic

Question 44

Antonyms: bland, saccharine, good-natured

Answer 44

sardonic

Question 45

(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess

Answer 45

superfluous

Question 46

Synonyms: surplus, supererogatory

Answer 46

superfluous

Question 47

Antonyms: necessary, essential, vital, indispensable

Answer 47

superfluous

Question 48

(v.) to take the place of, supersed

Answer 48

supplant

Question 49

Synonyms: replace, displace, oust

Answer 49

supplant

Question 50

(v.) to jeer at, mock; (n.) an insulting or mocking remark

Answer 50

taunt

Question 51

Synonyms: (v.) to ridicule; (n.) insult

Answer 51

taunt

Question 52

Antonyms: (v.) cheer, acclaim; (n.) praise

Answer 52

taunt

Question 53

(adj.) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent

Answer 53

tenacious

Question 54

Synonyms: obstinate, stubborn, dogged

Answer 54

tenacious

Question 55

Antonyms: yielding, weak, gentle, slack

Answer 55

tenacious