Unit 6 Flashcards
Bondage
Slavery; any state of being bound or held down
Credible
Believable
Defray
To pay for
Diligent
Hard-working, industrious, not lazy
Doleful
Sad, Dreary
Ghastly
Frightful, horrible; deathly pale
Hamper
To hold back
He’ll
To shave or cut down within ask; to hold two
Impoverished
Poor in a state of poverty, depleted
Incessant
Never stopping, going on all the time
Intricate
Complicated; difficult to understand
Lucid
Easy to understand, clear; rational, Sane
Post hummus
Occurring or published after death
Primm
Overly needy, proper, or formal; prudish
Sardonic
Grimley or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
Superfluous
Exceeding what is sufficient or required; excess
Supplant
To take the place of, supersede
Taunt
Two jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark
Tenacious
Holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
Atone
To make up for