Vocab level D unit 6

atone

(v) to make up for

SYNONYMS: expiate

bondage

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

SYNONYMS: servitude, subjection, dependence

ANTONYMS: freedom, liberty, independence

credible

(adj) believable

SYNONYMS: plausible, acceptable, likely

ANTONYMS: unbelievable, implausible, improbate

defray

(v) to pray for

SYNONYMS: bear the cost, foot the bill

diligent

(adj) hardworking, industrious, not lazy

SYNONYMS: assiduous, sedulous

ANTONYMS: lazy, indolent, cursory, perfunctory

doleful

(adj) sad; dreary

SYNONYMS: sorrowful, mournful, dolorous

ANTONYMS: blithe, jaunty, buoyant

ghastly

(adj) frightful, horrible; deathly pale

SYNONYMS: dreadful, appalling, grisly

ANTONYMS: pleasant, agreeable, attractive

hamper

(v) to hold back

SYNONYMS: hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit

ANTONYMS: facilitate, ease, smooth the way

hew

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

SYNONYMS: chop. hack, adhere, conform

impoverished

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

SYNONYMS: poverty-stricken, destitute, indigent

ANTONYMS: rich, wealthy, affluent, prosperous

incessant

(adj) never stopping, going on all the time

SYNONYMS: ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted

ANTONYMS: occasional, sporadic, intermittent

intricate

(adj) complicated; difficult to understand

SYNONYMS: convoluted

ANTONYMS: simple, uninvolved, uncomplicated

lucid

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

SYNONYMS: limpid, intelligible

ANTONYMS: murky, muddy, obscure, unintelligible

posthumous

(adj) occurring or published after death

ANTONYMS: prenatal

prim

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

SYNONYMS: fussy, fastidious, squeamish

ANTONYMS: dowdy, frumpy, sloppy, untidy, loose

sardonic

(adj) grimly, scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

SYNONYMS: mordant, acerbic, wry

ANTONYMS: bland, saccharine, good-natured

superfluous

(adj) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess

SYNONYMS: surplus, supererogatory

ANTONYMS: necessary, essential, vital, indispensable

supplant

(v) to take the place of, supersede

SYNONYMS: replace, displace, oust

taunt

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

SYNONYMS: (v) ridicule; (n) insult

ANTONYMS: (v) cheer, acclaim; (n) praise

tenacious

(adj) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent

SYNONYMS: obstinate, stubborn, dogged

ANTONYMS: yielding, weak, gentle, slack