Vocabulary Unit 6 Level D 9 th Grade Vocabulary Workshop
Jan 15, 2016
Vocabulary Unit 6
Level D9th Grade Vocabulary Workshop
atone
• (v.) to make up for• Syn. – expiate, make amends for
bondage
• (n.) slavery; any state of being bound or held down
• Syn. – servitude, captivity, subjection• Ant. – freedom, liberty, independence
credible
• (adj.) believable• Syn. – plausible, acceptable, likely• Ant. – unbelievable, implausible
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defray
• (v.) to pay for• Syn. – settle, bear the cost, foot the bill
diligent
• (adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy• Syn. – assiduous, sedulous• Ant. – lazy, indolent, cursory
doleful
• (adj.) sad; dreary• Syn. – sorrowful, mournful, melancholy• Ant. – cheerful, blithe, jaunty
ghastly
• (adj.) frightful, horrible; deathly pale• Syn. – dreadful, appalling, gruesome, grisly• Ant. – pleasant, agreeable, attractive
hamper
• (v.) to hold back• Syn. – hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit• Ant. – facilitate, ease, smooth the way
hew
• (v.) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to• Syn. – chop, hack, fell, adhere, conform
impoverished
• (adj.) poor, in a state of poverty; depleted• Syn. – poverty-stricken, destitute, indigent• Ant. – rich, wealthy, affluent, prosperous
incessant
• (adj.) never stopping, going on all the time• Syn. – ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted• Ant. – occasional, sporadic, intermittent
intricate
• (adj.) complicated; difficult to understand• Syn. – complex, convoluted• Ant. – simple, uninvolved, uncomplicated
lucid
• (adj.) easy to understand, clear; rational, sane• Syn. – limpid, intelligible• Ant. – murky, muddy, obscure, unintelligible
posthumous
• (adj.) occurring or published after death• Syn. – postmortem• Ant. – prenatal
• A posthumous award
prim
• (adj.) overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
• Syn. – fussy, fastidious, squeamish• Ant. – dowdy, frumpy, sloppy, untidy
sardonic
• (adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
• Syn. – caustic, mordant, acerbic, wry• Ant. – bland, mild, saccharine, good-natured
superfluous
• (adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
• Syn. – surplus, supererogatory• Ant. – necessary, essential, vital, indispensable
• Eliminate Superfluous clutter
supplant
• (v.) to take the place of, supersede• Syn. – replace, displace, oust
• Computers have supplanted typewriters at school and work
taunt
• (v.) to jeer at, mock (n.) an insulting or mocking remark
• Syn. – ridicule, deride• Ant. – cheer, applaud, acclaim
tenacious
• (adj.) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
• Syn. – obstinate, stubborn, dogged• Ant. – yielding, weak, gentle, lax, slack