Norina Romo- Unit 6 Vocab(FINAL)

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 downwith 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	occuring or published after death
prim	overlyneat, proper, or formal; prudish
sardonic	grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
superflous	exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
supplant	to take the place of, supersede
taunt	to jeer at, mock; (n.) an insulting or mocking remark
tenacious	holding fast; holding together firmly;persistent

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