quiz: friday, february 7, 2014 test: friday, february 14, 2014
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Quiz: Frid
ay, February 7, 2
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Test: Frid
ay, February 14, 2
014
LEVEL D UNIT 6
To make up for
Syn: make amends for
Ant: NA
1. ATONE - VERB
Slavery; any state of being bound or held down
Syn: servitude, captivity, dependence
Ant: freedom, liberty, independence
2. BONDAGE - NOUN
Believable
Syn: plausible, acceptable, likely
Ant: unbelievable, implausible, improbable
3. CREDIBLE - ADJ
To pay for
Syn: settle, bear the cost, foot the bill
Ant: NA
4. DEFRAY - VERB
Hardworking, industrious, not lazy
Syn: focused, on task
Ant: lazy, cursory
5. DILIGENT – ADJ
Sad; dreary
Syn: sorrowful, mournful, melancholy
Ant: cheerful, blithe, jaunty
6. DOLEFUL - ADJ
Frightful, horrible; deathly pale
Syn: dreadful, appalling, gruesome
Ant: pleasant, agreeable, attractive
7. GHASTLY - ADJ
To hold back
Syn: hinder, obstruct, inhibit
Ant: facilitate, ease, smooth the way
8. HAMPER - VERB
To shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
Syn: chop, hack, fell, adhere, conform
Ant: NA
9. HEW - VERB
Poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
Syn: poverty-stricken, destitute
Ant: rich, wealthy, affluent
10. IMPOVERISHED -
ADJ
Never stopping, going all the time
Syn: ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted
Ant: occasional, sporadic, intermittent
11. INCESSANT - ADJ
Complicated; difficult to understand
Syn: complexAnt: simple, uninvolved,
uncomplicated
12. INTRICATE - ADJ
Easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
Syn: intelligentAnt: murky, muddy, obscure,
unintelligible, opaque
13. LUCID - ADJ
Occurring or published after death
Syn: postmortemAnt: prenatal
14. POSTHUMOUS - ADJ
Overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
Syn: fussy, squeamish
Ant: sloppy, untidy, lax
15. PRIM - ADJ
Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
Syn: caustic, wryAnt: bland, mild, good-natured
16. SARDONIC - ADJ
Exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
Syn: surplus, extraAnt: necessary, essential, vital
17. SUPERFLUOUS - ADJ
To take the place of, supersede
Syn: replace, displaceAnt: NA
18. SUPPLANT - VERB
Holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
Syn: obstinate, stubborn, determinedAnt: yielding, weak, gentle, slack
20. TENACIOUS - ADJ
To jeer at, mock
Syn: ridicule, make fun off
Ant: cheer, applaud, acclaim
An insulting or mocking remark
Syn: a jeerAnt: a praise
Verb Noun
19. TAUNT