Ranson Vocab 6
SYNONYMS: /made amends/ for their misdeeds
atoned
Lincoln said, "Familiarize yourself with the chains of ____________ and you prepare your own limbs to wear them."
bondage
Through /diligent/ research, tenacious scientists produced new strains of wheat, rice, corn, and other grains. The meaning of diligent is...?
careful
SYNONYMS: gave us a /plausible/ excuse for being late
credible
To help ________________ the expenses that I would incur on the senior class trip to Washington, Susan worked as a baby-sitter.
defray
ANTONYMS: gained a reputation as a /lazy/ individual
diligent
SYNONYMS: writes /melancholy/ songs about lost love
doleful
I shall never forget the ______________ sight that greeted us when we arrived at the scene of the accident.
ghastly
SYNONYMS: restrictions that /impede/ progress
hamper
ANTONYMS: lived in an /affluent/ neighborhood
impoverished
When the stock market crashed in 1929, many wealthy speculators found themselves __________________ after losing nearly everything.
impoverished
ANTONYM: the /occasional/ honking of horns
incessant
Since my home is located at a busy intersection, I have been forced to accustom myself to the _____________ hum of traffic outside.
incessant
Our football team would do a great deal better if we mastered a few simple plays, instead of trying to use all those _______________ formations.
intricate
SYNONYMS: a /clear/ explanation of what is at stake
lucid
Through diligent research, /tenacious/ scientists produced new strains of wheat, rice, corn, and other grains. Tenacious most nearly means...?
persistent
In a touching scene on the steps of the Capitol, the president awarded _______________ Medals of Honor to soldiers who had recently fallen in defense of the country.
posthumous
Royalties from a novel that is published ________________________ normally go to the author's estate.
posthumously
ANTONYM: a rather /lax/ attitude toward the rules
prim
That village is famous all over the world for its demure cottages, well-manicured lawns, and ___________ gardens.
prim
The wily old senator derived a certain amount of _____________ amusement from watching his enemies turn on and destroy one another.
sardonic
ANTONYM: provided /vital/ information
superfluous
The penniless adventurer is a character so familiar to fiction readers that to render further description of the type would be ______________________.
superfluous
During World War II, artificial rubber began to ____________ natural rubber in American automobile tires.
supplant
A woman of strong character and noble bearing, she endured the jibes and ___________ of her adversaries with great patience and fortitude.
taunts