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Level D Unit 6. Quiz: Friday, February 7, 2014 Test: Friday, February 14, 2014. 1. Atone - verb. To make up for Syn : make amends for Ant: NA. 2. Bondage - Noun. Slavery; any state of being bound or held down Syn : servitude, captivity, dependence Ant: freedom, liberty, independence.
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Level D Unit 6 Quiz: Friday, February 7, 2014 Test: Friday, February 14, 2014
1. Atone - verb • To make up for • Syn: make amends for • Ant: NA
2. Bondage - Noun • Slavery; any state of being bound or held down • Syn: servitude, captivity, dependence • Ant: freedom, liberty, independence
3. Credible - Adj • Believable • Syn: plausible, acceptable, likely • Ant: unbelievable, implausible, improbable
4. Defray - Verb • To pay for • Syn: settle, bear the cost, foot the bill • Ant: NA
5. Diligent – Adj • Hardworking, industrious, not lazy • Syn: focused, on task • Ant: lazy, cursory
6. Doleful - Adj • Sad; dreary • Syn: sorrowful, mournful, melancholy • Ant: cheerful, blithe, jaunty
7. Ghastly - Adj • Frightful, horrible; deathly pale • Syn: dreadful, appalling, gruesome • Ant: pleasant, agreeable, attractive
8. Hamper - Verb • To hold back • Syn: hinder, obstruct, inhibit • Ant: facilitate, ease, smooth the way
9. Hew - Verb • To shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to • Syn: chop, hack, fell, adhere, conform • Ant: NA
10. Impoverished - Adj • Poor, in a state of poverty; depleted • Syn: poverty-stricken, destitute • Ant: rich, wealthy, affluent
11. Incessant - Adj • Never stopping, going all the time • Syn: ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted • Ant: occasional, sporadic, intermittent
12. Intricate - Adj • Complicated; difficult to understand • Syn: complex • Ant: simple, uninvolved, uncomplicated
13. Lucid - adj • Easy to understand, clear; rational, sane • Syn: intelligent • Ant: murky, muddy, obscure, unintelligible, opaque
14. Posthumous - Adj • Occurring or published after death • Syn: postmortem • Ant: prenatal
15. Prim - Adj • Overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish • Syn: fussy, squeamish • Ant: sloppy, untidy, lax
16. Sardonic - adj • Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic • Syn: caustic, wry • Ant: bland, mild, good-natured
17. Superfluous - Adj • Exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess • Syn: surplus, extra • Ant: necessary, essential, vital
18. Supplant - Verb • To take the place of, supersede • Syn: replace, displace • Ant: NA
20. Tenacious - Adj • Holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent • Syn: obstinate, stubborn, determined • Ant: yielding, weak, gentle, slack
19. taunt Verb Noun • To jeer at, mock • Syn: ridicule, make fun off • Ant: cheer, applaud, acclaim • An insulting or mocking remark • Syn: a jeer • Ant: a praise