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Unit 6 Vocabulary: Gould
Sadlier-Oxford Level D
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English
9th Grade
12/22/2006
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ATONE
 Definition
to make up for
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BONDAGE
 Definition
slavery
being bound or held down
servitude, captivity
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CREDIBLE
 Definition
believable
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DEFRAY
 Definition
to pay for
to foot the bill
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DILIGENT
 Definition
hardworking
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DOLEFUL
 Definition
sad, dreary
morose
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GHASTLY
 Definition
frightful; horrible; deathly pale
gruesome
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HAMPER
 Definition
to hold back
to hinder or obstruct
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HEW
 Definition
to shape or cut down with an axe
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IMPOVERISHED
 Definition
poor; poverty-stricken
destitute
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INCESSANT
 Definition
never stopping
constant
uninterrupted
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INTRICATE
 Definition
complicated; difficult to understand
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LUCID
 Definition
easy to understand; clear
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POSTHUMOUS
 Definition
after death
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PRIM
 Definition
overly neat and proper
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SARDONIC
 Definition
bitterly sarcastic or mocking
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SUPERFLUOUS
 Definition
excessive
more than what is sufficient
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SUPPLANT
 Definition
to take the place of
to replace
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TAUNT
 Definition
to jeer at; to mock
to make fun of
to tease
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TENACIOUS
 Definition
persistent;
stubborn, obstinate
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