Sadlier Connect Unit 6

superfluous

exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess

tenacious

holding fast; holding together firmly

posthumous

occurring or published after death

prim

overly neat, proper, or formal

credible

believable

doleful

sad; dreary

sardonic

grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sacastic

hamper

to hold back

diligent

hardworking, industrious, not lazy

supplant

to take the place of, supersede

hew

to shape or cut down with an ax

taunt

to jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark

bondage

slavery; any state of being bound or held down

impoverished

poor, in a state of poverty

atone

to make up for

incessant

never stopping, going on all the time

defray

to pay for

lucid

easy to understand, clear

intricate

complicated; difficult to understand

ghastly

frightful, horrible