1. Sadlier-Oxford Level D Unit 6

2. Atone (V)

3. make amends for, to make up for
Atone (V)
make amends for, to make up for

4. Bondage (N)

5. Bondage (N)
slavery, servitude

6. Credible (ADJ)

7. Credible (ADJ)
plausible, believable

8. Defray (V)

9. bear the cost, foot the bill
Defray (V)
bear the cost, foot the bill

10. Diligent (ADJ)

11. industrious, hardworking, not lazy
Diligent (ADJ)
industrious, hardworking, not lazy

12. Doleful (ADJ)

13. Doleful (ADJ)
melancholy, dreary, sad

14. Ghastly (ADJ)

15. frightful, horrible, dreadfully pale
Ghastly (ADJ)
frightful, horrible, dreadfully pale

16. Hamper (V)

17. hinder, impede, to hold back
Hamper (V)
hinder, impede, to hold back

18. Hew (V)

19. To shape or cut down with an ax
Hew (V)
To shape or cut down with an ax

20. Impoverished (ADJ)

21. Poverty-stricken, destitute
Impoverished
(ADJ)
Poverty-stricken, destitute

22. Incessant (ADJ)

23. ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted
Incessant (ADJ)
ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted

24. Intricate (ADJ)

25. Intricate (ADJ)
Complex, complicated

26. Lucid (ADJ)

27. easy to understand, clear, intelligible
Lucid (ADJ)
easy to understand, clear, intelligible

28. Posthumous (ADJ)

29. postmortem, occurring after death
Posthumous (ADJ)
postmortem, occurring after death

30. Prim (ADJ)

31. proper, formal, overly neat
Prim (ADJ)
proper, formal, overly neat

32. Sardonic (ADJ)

33. caustic, bitterly sarcastic, wry
Sardonic (ADJ)
caustic, bitterly sarcastic, wry

34. Superfluous (ADJ)

35. surplus, excess, more than what is needed
Superfluous(ADJ)
surplus, excess, more than what is needed

36. Supplant (V)

37. To take the place of, oust, supersede
Supplant (V)
To take the place of, oust, supersede

38. Taunt (V)

39. Taunt (V)
ridicule, jeer at, mock

40. Tenacious (ADJ)

41. Holding fast, dogged determination, persistent
Tenacious (ADJ)
Holding fast, dogged determination, persistent