Unit 6 english vocab

atone

To make up for.

bondage

Slavery; any state of being bound or held down.

credible

Believable.

defray

To pay for.

diligent

Hardworking, industrious, not lazy.

doleful

Sad; dreary.

ghastly

Frightful, horrible; deathly pale.

hamper

To hold back.

hew

To shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to.

impoverished

Poor, in a state of poverty; depleted.

incessant

Never stopping, going on all the time.

intricate

Complicated; difficult to understand.

lucid

Easy to understand, clear; rational, sane.

posthumous

Occurring or published after death.

prim

Overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish.

sardonic

Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic.

superfluous

Exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess.

supplant

To take the place of, supersede.

taunt

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

tenacious

Holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent.