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vocab 6
quiz number 6
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English
9th Grade
01/11/2007

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Term
impoverished
Definition
-poor
-in a state of poverty
-depleted
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hew
Definition
-to shape or cut down with an ax
-to hold to
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hamper
Definition
to hold back
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ghastly
Definition
-frightful
-horrible
-deathly pale
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doleful
Definition
-sad
-dreary
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diligent
Definition
-hardworking
-industrious
-not lazy
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defray
Definition
to pay for
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credible
Definition
believeable
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bondage
Definition
-slavery
-any state of being bound or held down
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atone
Definition
to make up for
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tenacious
Definition
-holding fast
-holding together firmly
-persistent
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taunt
Definition
-to jeer at
-mock
-an insulting or mocking remark
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supplant
Definition
-to take the place of
-supersede
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superfluous
Definition
-exceeding what is sufficient or required
-excess
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sardonic
Definition
-grimly or scornfully mocking
-bitterly sarcastic
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prim
Definition
-overly neat
-precise
-proper
-formal
-prudish
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posthumous
Definition
occuring or published after death
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lucid
Definition
-easy to understand
-clear
-rational
-sane
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intricate
Definition
-complicated
-diffifult to understand
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incessant
Definition
-never stopping
-going on all the time
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