8Th Grade Vocab Unit 6

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atone

Back 1

(v) to make up for, expiate, make amends for

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bondage

Back 2

(n) slavery; any state of being bound or held down

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credible

Back 3

(adj) believable, plausible, acceptable, likely
unbelievable, implausible, improbable

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defray

Back 4

(v) to pay for, settle bear the cost, foot the bill

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diligent

Back 5

(adj) hardworking, industrious, not lazy

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doleful

Back 6

(adj) sad, dreary, sorrowful, mournful, melancholy, dolorous

cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant

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ghastly

Back 7

(adj) frightful, horrible; deathly pale, dreadful, appalling, gruesome, grisly

pleasant, agreeable, attractive, delightful

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hamper

Back 8

(v) to hold back, hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit

facilitate, ease, smooth the way

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hew

Back 9

(v) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to, chop, hack, fell, adhere, conform

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impoverished

Back 10

(adj) poor, in a state of poverty, depleted, poverty-stricken, destitute, indigent

rich, wealthy, affluent, prosperous

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incessant

Back 11

(adj) never stopping, going on all the time, ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted

occasional, sporadic, intermittent

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intricate

Back 12

(adj) complicated; difficult to understand, complex, convoluted

simple, uninvolved, uncomplicated

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lucid

Back 13

(adj) easy to understand, clear, rational, sane, limpid, intelligible

murky, muddy, obscure, unintelligible

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posthumous

Back 14

(adj) occurring or published after death, postmortem

prenatal

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prim

Back 15

(adj) overly neat, precise, prosper, of formal; prudish, fussy, fastidious, squeamish

dowdy, frumpy, sloppy, untidy, loose, lax

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sardonic

Back 16

(adj) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic, caustic, mordant, acerbic, wry

bland, mild, saccharine, good-natured

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superfluous

Back 17

(adj) exceeding what is sufficient or required; excess, surplus, supererogatory

necessary, essential, vital, indispensable

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supplant

Back 18

(v) to take the place, supersede, replace, displace, oust

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taunt

Back 19

(v) to jeer at, mock, ridicule, deride; (n) an insulting or mocking remark

cheer, applaud, acclaim

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tenacious

Back 20

(adj) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent, obstinate, stubborn, dogged

yielding, weak, gentle, lax, slack