Unit 6D vocabulary

Unit 6D vocabulary

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ATONE

• VERB

• TO MAKE UP FOR

• She tried to ____ for getting me fired, but I was not willing to forgive her.

BONDAGE

• noun

• slavery, any state of being bound or held down.

• If you are constantly in bondage to your fears, you can never really live your life to the fullest.

Credible

adj

believable

• The lawyer was looking for a credibly witness who could help his defendant's case.

Multiple Choice

In which sentence is BONDAGE used correctly?

• To emphasize the importance of giving back, the university has added a community service __________to its admission requirements.

• During the parole hearing, the warden will ____ to the inmate’s positive behavior.

• While in ____, the prisoner of war was starved and rarely given clean water to drink.

Multiple Choice

In which sentence is would ATONE be used correctly?

• Because the teacher knew the test was ____, she urged her students to study tirelessly.

• The frustrated audience hoped the singer would _____ on stage soon.

• The manager tried to ___ for the bad service by offering me a complimentary dessert.

Multiple Choice

In which sentence is CREDIBLE used correctly?

• We often eat breakfast for dinner instead of a _____ meat and potatoes meal.

• Thanks to my former employer’s ____recommendation I now have a great job.

• My sister is a ____woman who enjoys flirting with men.

Defray

• verb

• to pay for; bear the cost

• We held a bake sale to defray the cost of the trip.

DILIGENT

• adjective

• hardworking; industrious; not lazy

• The diligent student won all of the awards at honors night.

DOLEFUL

• adjective

• sad; dreary

• The doleful little dog tucked his tail between his legs and ran away when he saw there was not food in the bowl.

Multiple Choice

In which sentence is DEFRAY used correctly?

• The court gave me a ____ award that did not cover the cost of my car repairs.

• It will take a while for me to ____to the three-hour time difference.

• Since Jim lost his job recently, he has started a fund to ____ his wife’s hospital expenses.

Multiple Choice

In which sentence is DILIGENT used correctly?

• Even as the man tried to chase him away, the dog refused to release his ____ grip on the little boy.

• I cannot believe Janice’s boyfriend tried to ___ his marriage proposal!

• If you are not more ___at work, you will get fired for your mistakes.

Multiple Choice

In which sentence is DOLEFUL used correctly?

• Because Jane has not received any news of her missing son, she has been ___ to the point of not being able to eat or sleep.

• Jim’s ____ has led him to believe he is better than everyone else.

• The actress plays the role of a ____spy who secretly gets information while carrying out her duties at the plant.

Hamper

• verb

• to hold back; get in the way

• Do not let your friends' peer pressure hamper your chances of being succesful.

Hew

• adjective

• to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to

• George Washington is famous for hewing a cherry tree.

Impoverished

• adjective

• poor; in a state of poverty; depleted

• The impoverished veteran was living on the streets.

Incessant

• adjective

• never stopping; going on all the time

• The incessant buzzing of the fly in my ear was driving me crazy.

Multiple Choice

In which sentence is GHASTLY used correctly?

• The soldier was reprimanded for ruining his ___ uniform.

• Because none of us wanted to tell Gail her wedding dress looked ___, we all lied and told her it looked nice.

• With one hundred and fifty floors, the Abdu tower is one of the most ___buildings in the world.

Multiple Choice

In which sentence is HAMPER used correctly?

• The stormy weather will ___ rescue efforts in the mountains.

• During the interview, the reporter had the nerve to ___ the topic of the politician’s failed marriage.

• The young boy found it difficult to hold the ____ball because of its huge size.

Multiple Select

In which sentence is HEW used correctly?

• We hewed the dresser out of an old oak tree from our yard.

• You should always hew to your morals.

• The hew old man had nowhere to live.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses impoverished correctly?

• When the impoverished actress arrived at the hotel, she insisted upon jumping to the front of the line.

• When vampire books became popular, many authors tried to imitate the impoverished of the most successful novel.

• Isn’t it ironic that such a large number of impoverished people live in one of the wealthiest countries of the world?

Multiple Choice

In which sentence is incessant used correctly?

• As a last resort, I will use a muzzle to end my dog's incessant barking.

• Incessant of motivation, the man gave up on his desire to lose weight.

• Marie was disappointed by her friend's incessant pick for a blind date.

intricate

• adjective

• complicated, difficult to understand

• The spider made an intricate web under my carport.

• The intricate math problem was too difficult to solve.

lucid

• adjective

• easy to understand; clear; rational

• I finally found a set of lucid directions to help me put together the toy.

Posthumous

• adjective

• occurring or published after death

• Her posthumous fame is due to her brother publishing her poems after she died.

Prim

• adjective

• overly neat; precise; proper; formal

• Her prim outfit and proper grammar led us all to believe she was born with money.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses posthumous correctl?

• After he died in prison, new evidence turned up proving his innocence so the governor granted him a posthumous pardon.

• Since the only details the boss wants is the final outcomes of the project, the report he received on it was posthumous. 

• Although the slave trade was posthumous, some people continued the practice long after it was done away with.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses prim correctly?

• Jared is completely prim for wearing a heavy coat and earmuffs in triple-digit heat.

• While trying to make a joke at the serious job interview, it became apparent that the prim statement came across as an insult to the interviewer.

• Etiquette classes helped teach the girls how to behave as prim young ladies.

Multiple Choice

In which sentence is intricate used correctly?

• When the intricate minister criticized the fairytale for being too sexual in nature, many people were outraged.

• The intricate board game requires both strategy and precision.

• The intricate hum of traffic kept me awake all night long.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses lucid correctly?

• The lucid teacher was swamped with work and spent most of her day grading papers and writing lesson plans.

• The lucid mother refuses to let anyone babysit her newborn out of fear that he will get hurt or be mistreated.

• Even though he was intoxicated, Henry insisted he was lucid and capable of driving home.

Sardonic

• adjective

• grimly or scornfully mocking; bitterly sarcastic

• In the cartoon, the villain gave a sardonic sneer before kicking the hero off the top of the building.

Superfluous

• adjective

• exceeding what is sufficient or required; excess (extra)

• To say the man who rescued the child is a hero is superfluous.

Supplant

• verb

• to take the place of; supersede

• If my stepmother thinks she can supplant my real mother, then she has a rude awakening in her future! 

TAUNT

• verb

• to jeer at or mock

• The little boy was crying as the big kids on the but taunted him.

• noun

• an insulting or mocking remark

• The taunts of the prisoners could be heard by all through the high walls.

TENACIOUS

• ADJECTIVE

• holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent

• The tenacious woman held Trapped in the cabin, the tenacious teenager would not quit until she found a way to escape.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses sardonic correctly?

• Jim’s sardonic laugh made his parents angry enough to stop paying his cellphone bill.

• It's sardonic of you to ask 'How am I doing?' again in the same hour!

• As the wizard made his sardonic, the white clouds in the sky turned black.