Unit 6 English Terms

atone

(v.) to make up for

bondage

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

credible

(adj.) believable

defray

(v.) to pay for

diligent

(adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy

doleful

(adj.) sad; dreary

ghastly

(adj.) frightful, horrible; deathly pale

hamper

(v.) to hold back

hew

(v.) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold 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, proper, or formal; prudish

sardonic

(adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

superfluous

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

supplant

(v.) to take the place of, supersede

taunt

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

tenacious

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