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Vocabulary Unit 6

Vocabulary Unit 6. Verb To make up for She atoned for her sins by building an orphanage for the orphans she robbed. atone. Noun Slavery The human traffickers were holding the women in bondage. bondage. Adj. Believable

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Vocabulary Unit 6

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 6

  2. Verb To make up for She atoned for her sins by building an orphanage for the orphans she robbed. atone

  3. Noun Slavery The human traffickers were holding the women in bondage. bondage

  4. Adj. Believable I’m sorry, but your story is not credible; I saw you near the scene of the crime last night. credible

  5. Verb to pay for The owner of the skate rink has agreed to defray the cost of the roller-skates. defray

  6. adj hardworking I know you will succeed because you are diligent. diligent

  7. Adj. Sad She is feeling this doleful because her team lost. doleful

  8. adj. Frightful The ghost in The Conjuring was ghastly. ghastly

  9. Verb to hold back Don’t hamper my efforts to study with your noisy music. hamper

  10. Verb to shape or cut down with an ax When will you hew down the huge Douglas Fir? hew

  11. Adj. poor The community was impoverished, so many children went straight into the workforce after high school. impoverished

  12. Adj. never stopping The cricket was chirping incessantly incessant

  13. Adj. complicated The intricate design took hours to draw and then even longer to tattoo on his arm. intricate

  14. Verb easy to understand ; clear rational I know the surgery is over, but is she lucid? lucid

  15. Adj. happening or published after death Her book was published posthumously. posthumous

  16. Adj. overly neat, proper or formal She is prim and proper; she never dresses casually. prim

  17. Adj. grimly or scornfully mocking I can hear her sardonic laughter from the next house. sardonic

  18. Adj. exceeding what is needed We really don’t need all that food; it’s superfluous. superfluous

  19. Verb to take the place of He was quickly supplanted by a competitor. supplant

  20. Verb to mock Stop taunting your brother! taunt

  21. Adj. persistent The bulldog’s tenacious grasp was nearly impossible to shake. tenacious

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