Taylor, Musay- Vocab Unit#6

Question	Answer
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, 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
Tenacious	Holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent

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