1. Ahh, nothing like the right word to make you feel smart.
Vocabulary 9 Unit 6

2. Mitya . . . took his seat with a most intrepid air. - The Brothers Karamazov
atone (v.)
to make up for
ghastly (adj. )
frightful, horrible; deathly pale
posthumous (adj.)
occurring or published after death

3. supplant (v.)
to take the place of, supersede
intricate (adj.)
complicated, difficult to understand
bondage (n.)
slavery; any state of being bound or held down

4. incessant (adj.)
never stopping, going on all the time
sardonic (adj.)
grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

5. superfluous (adj.)
exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
taunt
(v.) to jeer at, mock;
(n.) an insulting or mocking remark

6. It was impossible to efface himself, even in the kitchen.

7. to take the place of, supersede
supplant (v.)
complicated, difficult to understand
intricate (adj.)
slavery; any state of being bound or held down
bondage (n.)

8. exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
superfluous (adj.)
(v.) to jeer at, mock;
(n.) an insulting or mocking remark
taunt

9. to make up for
atone (v.)
frightful, horrible; deathly pale
ghastly (adj. )
occurring or published after death
posthumous (adj.)

10. never stopping, going on all the time
incessant (adj.)
grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
sardonic (adj.)

11. The Hubble delivered an unsullied photo of the universe.

12. diligent (adj.)
hardworking, industrious, not lazy
doleful (adj.)
sad, dreary

13. defray (v.)
to pay for
hew (v.)
to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
lucid (adj.)
easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

14. tenacious (adj.)
holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
credible (adj.)
believable
hamper (v.)
to hold back

15. impoverished (adj.)
poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
prim (adj.)
overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish

16. He was unflinching in his pursuit of girth.

17. So was she.

18. holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
tenacious (adj.)
believable
credible (adj.)
to hold back
hamper (v.)

19. hardworking, industrious, not lazy
diligent (adj.)
sad, dreary
doleful (adj.)

20. to pay for
defray (v.)
to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
hew (v.)
easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
lucid (adj.)

21. poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
impoverished (adj.)
overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
prim (adj.)

22. We looked beyond the precipice and saw traces of a bear-sculptor.