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-easy to understand, clear; rational, sane 

posthumous-occurring or published after death

prim-overly neat, 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;an insulting or mocking remark

tenacious-holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent