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20 Cards in this Set
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atone verb |
to make up for synonym - expiate |
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bondage noun |
slavery; any state of being bound or held down synonym - servitude, subjection antonym - liberty |
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credible adjective |
believable synonym - plausible antonym - improbable |
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defray verb |
to pay for synonym - to foot the bill |
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diligent adjective |
hard working, industrious, not lazy synonym - dedicated antonym - lazy |
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doleful adjective |
sad, dreary synonym - sorrowful, melancholy antonym - blithe |
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ghastly adjective |
frightful, horrible, deathly pale synonym - appaling antonym - pleasant |
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hamper verb |
to hold back synonym - obstruct antonym - facilitate |
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hew verb |
to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to synonym - adhere |
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impoverished adjective |
poor, in a state of poverty; depleted synonym - destitute antonym - affluent |
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incessant adjective |
never stopping, going on all the time synonym - ceaseless antonym - sporadic |
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intricate adjective |
complicated, difficult to understand synonym - convoluted antonym - uncomplicated |
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lucid adjective |
easily to understand, clear, rational, sane synonym - intelligible antonym - obscure |
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posthumous adjective |
occurring or published after death antonym - prenatal |
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prim adjective |
overly neat, proper, or formal; prudish synonym -fastidious antonym - frumpy
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sardonic adjective |
grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic synonym - wry antonym - good natured |
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superfluous adjective |
exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess synonym - surplus antonym - vital |
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supplant verb |
to take the place of, supersede synonym - replace |
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taunt |
verb - to jeer at, mock noun - an insulting or mocking remark synonym - ridicule or insult antonym - cheer |
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tenacious adjective |
holding fast; holding together firmly, persistent synonym - stubborn antonym - weak |
