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Atone
(v.) to make up for; to make amends.
America must atone: Black reparations now!
Bondage
(n.) slavery; any state of being bound or held down; servitude
Credible
(adj.) believable, plausible
Defray
(v.) to pay for.
If your mother says she will _____ the cost of your next move, say thank you. She means she will take on some of the expenses for you.
Diligent
(adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy
Doleful
(adj) sad; dreary
Ghastly
(adj) frightful, horrible; deathly pale
Hamper
(v.) to hold back, to hinder, to obstruct
Hew
(v) to shape or cut down with an ax; to conform or adhere to
Impoverished
(adj) poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
Incessant
(adj) never stopping, going on all the time
Intricate
(adj.) complicated; difficult to understand
Lucid
(adj.) easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
Posthumous
(adj.) occurring or published after death
Prim
(adj.) overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
Sardonic
(adj) grimly or scornfullly mocking, bitterly sarcastic; disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking ; showing that you disapprove of or do not like someone or something : showing disrespect or scorn for someone or something
Superfluous
(adj) Exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
Supplant
(v) to replace (another) by force; to take the place of
Taunt
(v.) to jeer at, mock; (n.) an insulting or mocking remark
Tenacious
(adj) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
