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20 Cards in this Set
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atone (verb)
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to make up for
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bondage (noun)
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slavery, any state of being bound or held down
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credible (adjective)
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believable
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defray (verb)
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to pay for
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diligent (adjective)
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hardworking, industrious, not lazy
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doleful (adjective)
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sad, dreary
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ghastly (adjective)
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frightful, horrible, deathly pale
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hamper (verb)
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to hold back
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hew (verb)
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to shape or cut down with an axe, to hold to
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impoverished (adjective)
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poor, in state of poverty, depleted
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incessant (adjective)
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never stopping, going on all the time
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intricate (adjective)
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complicated, difficult to understand
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lucid (adjective)
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easy to understand, clear, rational, sane
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posthumous (adjective)
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occurring or published after death
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prim (adjective)
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overly neat, precise, proper, or formal
prudish |
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sardonic (adjective)
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grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
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superfluous (adjective)
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exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
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supplant (verb)
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to take the place of, supersede
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taunt (verb, noun)
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to jeer at, mock
an insulting or mocking remark |
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tenacious (adjective)
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holding fas, holding together firmly, persistant
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