Atone v To make amends for expiate Bondage n slavery any state of being bound or held down s ervitude subjection dependence Credible adj Believable Plausible acceptable likely ID: 475367
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Lesson 6 VocabularySlide2
Atone
(v.) To make amends
for
expiateSlide3
Bondage
(n.)
slavery; any state of being bound or held down
s
ervitude, subjection, dependenceSlide4
Credible
(adj.)
Believable
Plausible, acceptable, likelySlide5
Defray
(v.) to pay for
Bear the cost
Foot the billSlide6
Diligent
(adj.)
hardworking, industrious, not lazy
Assiduous, sedulousSlide7
Doleful
(adj.)
sad; dreary
Sorrowful, mournful, dolorousSlide8
Ghastly
(
adj.)
frightful, horrible; deathly pale
Dreadful, appalling, grislySlide9
Hamper
(v.) To
hold back
Hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibitSlide10
Hew
(v.)
To shape or
cut down with an
ax; to hold to
Chop, hack, fell, Adhere, conformSlide11
Impoverished
(adj.)
poor, in a state of poverty
;
depletedSlide12
Incessant
(adj.) Never stopping, going on all the time
Ceaseless, constant, uninterruptedSlide13
Intricate
(adj.) complicated; difficult to understandSlide14
Lucid
(adj.) easy to understand; clear; rational; sane
Limpid; intelligibleSlide15
Posthumous
(adj.) occurring or published after deathSlide16
Prim
(adj.) Overly neat, proper, or formal; prudish
Fussy; fastidious; squeamishSlide17
Sardonic
(adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking; bitterly sarcastic
Mordant, acerbic, wrySlide18
Superfluous
(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
Surplus, supererogatorySlide19
Supplant
(v.) to take the place of, supersede
Replace, displace, oustSlide20
Taunt
(v.) to jeer at, mock; (n.) an insulting or mocking remark
(v.) ridicule (n.) insultSlide21
Tenacious
(adj.) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
Obstinate, stubborn, dogged