1. Lesson 6 Vocabulary

2. Atone
(v.) To make amends
for
expiate

3. Bondage (n.) slavery; any state of being bound or held down
servitude, subjection, dependence

4. Credible
(adj.) Believable
Plausible, acceptable, likely

5. Defray
(v.) to pay for
Bear the cost
Foot the bill

6. Diligent
(adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy
Assiduous, sedulous

7. Doleful
(adj.) sad; dreary
Sorrowful, mournful, dolorous

8. Ghastly (adj.) frightful, horrible; deathly pale
Dreadful, appalling, grisly

9. Hamper
(v.) To hold back
Hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit

10. Hew (v.) To shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
Chop, hack, fell, Adhere, conform

11. Impoverished
(adj.) poor, in a state of poverty; depleted

12. Incessant (adj.) Never stopping, going on all the time
Ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted 12

13. Intricate
(adj.) complicated; difficult to understand 13

14. Lucid (adj.) easy to understand; clear; rational; sane
Limpid; intelligible 14

15. Posthumous
(adj.) occurring or published after death 15

16. Prim (adj.) Overly neat, proper, or formal; prudish
Fussy; fastidious; squeamish 16

17. Sardonic (adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking; bitterly sarcastic
Mordant, acerbic, wry 17

18. Superfluous (adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
Surplus, supererogatory 18

19. Supplant (v.) to take the place of, supersede Replace, displace, oust19

20. Taunt (v.) to jeer at, mock; (n.) an insulting or mocking remark
(v.) ridicule (n.) insult 20

21. Tenacious (adj.) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
Obstinate, stubborn, dogged 21