Unit 6 (Definitions)

Question 1

atone

Answer 1

(v.) to make up for

Question 2

(v.) to make up for

Answer 2

atone

Question 3

bondage

Answer 3

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

Question 4

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

Answer 4

bondage

Question 5

credible

Answer 5

(adj.) believable

Question 6

(adj.) believable

Answer 6

credible

Question 7

defray

Answer 7

(v.) to pay for

Question 8

(v.) to pay for

Answer 8

defray

Question 9

diligent

Answer 9

(adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy

Question 10

(adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy

Answer 10

diligent

Question 11

doleful

Answer 11

(adj.) sad, dreary

Question 12

(adj.) sad, dreary

Answer 12

doleful

Question 13

ghastly

Answer 13

(adj.) frightful, horrible; deathly pale

Question 14

(adj.) frightful, horrible; deathly pale

Answer 14

ghastly

Question 15

hamper

Answer 15

(v.) to hold back

Question 16

(v.) to hold back

Answer 16

hamper

Question 17

hew

Answer 17

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

Question 18

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

Answer 18

hew

Question 19

impoverished

Answer 19

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

Question 20

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

Answer 20

impoverished

Question 21

incessant

Answer 21

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

Question 22

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

Answer 22

incessant

Question 23

intricate

Answer 23

(adj.) complicated; difficult to understand

Question 24

(adj.) complicated; difficult to understand

Answer 24

intricate

Question 25

lucid

Answer 25

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

Question 26

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

Answer 26

lucid

Question 27

posthumous

Answer 27

(adj.) occurring or published after death

Question 28

(adj.) occurring or published after death

Answer 28

posthumous

Question 29

prim

Answer 29

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

Question 30

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

Answer 30

prim

Question 31

sardonic

Answer 31

(adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

Question 32

(adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

Answer 32

sardonic

Question 33

superfluous

Answer 33

(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required

Question 34

(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required

Answer 34

superfluous

Question 35

supplant

Answer 35

(v.) to take the place of, supersede

Question 36

(v.) to take the place of, supersede

Answer 36

supplant

Question 37

taunt

Answer 37

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

Question 38

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

Answer 38

taunt

Question 39

tenacious

Answer 39

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

Question 40

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

Answer 40

tenacious