Vocab Quiz~ 10/26/16 Flashcards
Atone
(verb) to make up for
Syn: expiate
Bondage
(noun) slavery; any state of being bound
Syn: subjection
Credible
(adj.) believable
Syn: plausible
Defray
(verb) to pay for
Diligent
(adj.) hardworking, industrious
Syn: assiduous, sedulous
Ant: indolent, perfunctory
Doleful
(adj.) sad; dreary
Syn: dolorous
Ant: blithe, jaunty, buoyant
Ghastly
(adj.) frightful, horrible
Hamper
(v.) to hold back
Syn: inhibit
Hew
(v.) to shape or cut down with an ax
Impoverished
(adj.) poor, in a state of poverty
Syn: destitute, indigent
Ant: affluent
Incessant
(adj.) never stopping, going on all the time
Ant: sporadic
Intricate
(adj.) complicated; difficult to understand
Syn: convoluted
Lucid
(adj.) easy to understand, clear
Syn: limpid
Ant: obscure
Posthumous
(adj.) occuring or published after death
Ant: prenatal
Prim
(adj.) overly neat, proper
Syn: fastidious, squeamish
Ant: dowdy, frumpy
Sardonic
(adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
Syn: mordant, acerbic, wry
Ant: saccharine
Superfluous
(adj.) exceeding what is required
Syn: supererogatory
Ant: indispensable
Supplant
(v.) to take the place of
Syn: oust
Taunt
(v.) to jeer at, mock. | (n.) an insulting or mocking remark
Tenacious
(adj.) persistent
Syn: obstinate, dogged