Unit 1-6

Atone

(v.) to make up for

atone synonyms

expiate

Bondage

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

bondage synonyms

servitude, subjection, dependence

Credible

(adj.) believable

credible synonyms

plausible, acceptable, likely

Defray

(v.) to pay for

defray synonyms

bear the cost, foot the bill

Diligent

(adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy

diligent synonyms

assiduous, sedulous

Doleful

(adj.) sad; dreary

doleful synonyms

sorrowful, mournful, dolorous

Ghastly

(adj.) frightful, horrible; deathly pale

ghastly synonyms

dreadful, appalling, grisly

Hamper

(v.) to hold back

hamper synonyms

hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit

Hew

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

hew synonyms

chop, hack, fell, adhere, conform

Impoverished

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

impoverished synonyms

poverty-stricken, destitute, indigent

Incessant

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

incessant synonyms

ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted

Intricate

(adj.) complicated; difficult to understand

intricate synonyms

convoluted

Lucid

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

lucid synonyms

limpid, intelligible

Posthumous

(adj.) occurring or published after death

Prim

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

prim synonyms

fussy, fastidious, squeamish

Sardonic

(adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

sardonic synonyms

mordant, acerbic, wry

Superfluous

(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess

superfluous synonyms

surplus, supererogatory

Supplant

(v.) to take the place of, supersede

supplant synonyms

replace, displace, oust

Taunt

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

taunt synonyms

(v.) ridicule, (n.) insult

Tenacious

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

tenacious synonym

obstinate, stubborn, dogged

Abscond

(v.) to run off and hide

Access

(n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (v.) to get at, obtain

Anarchy

(n.) a lack of government and law; confusion

Arduous

(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort

Auspicious

(adj.) favorable; fortunate

Daunt

(v.) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

Disentangle

(v.) to free from tangles or complications

Fated

(adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune

Hoodwink

(v.) to mislead by a trick; swindle

Inanimate

(adj.) not having life; without energy or spirit

Incinerate

(v.) to burn to ashes

Intrepid

(adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable

Larceny

(n.) theft

Pliant

(adj.) bending readily; easily influenced

Pompous

(adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious

Precipice

(n.) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

Prototype

(n.) an original model in which later versions are patterned

Rectify

(v.) to make right, correct

Reprieve

(n.) a temporary relief or delay; (v.) to grant a postponement

Revile

(v.) to attack with words, call bad names

Abscond synonyms

bolt, make off, skip town

Auspicious Synonyms

promising, encouraging, propitious

Access synonyms

entry, ingress

anarchy synonyms

chaos, disorder, turmoil, pandemonium

Arduous synonyms

hard, difficult, laborious, fatiguing

Daunt synonyms

dismay, cow

Disentangle synonyms

unravel, unwind, unscramble, unsnarl

Fated synonyms

destined, preordained, doomed

Hoodwink synonyms

put one over on, fool

Inanimate synonyms

dead, spiritless

intinerate synonyms

burn up, cremate, reduce to ashes

intrepid synonyms

valiant, audacious, daring

larceny synonyms

stealing, robbery

pliant synonyms

supple, flexible, elastic, plastic

pompous synonyms

highfalutin, bombastic

precipe synonyms

crag, bluff, ledge

prototype synonyms

example, sample

rectify Synonyms

set right

reprieve Synonyms

(n.) stay, respite; (v.) delay

Revile synonyms

inveigh against, malign, vilify

admonish synonyms

reprimand, call on the carpet

breach synonyms

opening, rift, gap, rupture

brigand synonyms

bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

circumspect synonyms

wary, prudent, guarded

commandeer synonyms

take over, requisition, expropriate

cumbersome synonyms

ponderous, difficult, uncomfortable

deadlock synonyms

standoff, stalemate, impasse

debris synonyms

remains, detritus, flotsam and jetsam

diffuse synonyms

disperse, verbose, prolix

dilemma synonyms

predicament, quandary, pickle, bind

efface synonyms

blot out, erase, expunge

muddle synonyms

jumble, mess up, confusion, disorder

opinionated synonyms

obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible

perennial synonyms

enduring, recurring

predispose synonyms

tending to, liable to

relinquish synonyms

surrender

salvage synonyms

recover, retrieve, reclaim

spasmodic synonyms

irregular, occasional

spurious synonyms

false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus

unbridled synonyms

unrestrained, unchecked

Admonish

(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty