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20 Cards in this Set
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Atone
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To make up for
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Bondage
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Slavery; any state of being bound or held down
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Credible
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Believable
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Defray
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To pay for
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Diligent
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Hardworking, industrious, not lazy
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Doleful
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Sad, dreary
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Ghastly
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Frightful, horrible; deathly pale
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Hamper
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To hold back
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Hew
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To shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
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Impoverished
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Poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
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Incessant
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Never stopping, going on all the time
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Intricate
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Complicated, difficult to understand
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Lucid
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Easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
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Posthumous
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Occurring or published after death
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Prim
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Overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
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Sardonic
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Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
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Superfluous
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Exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
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Supplant
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To take the place of, supercede
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Taunt
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To jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark
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Tenacious
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Holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
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