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20 Cards in this Set
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to make up for
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atone
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slavery
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bondage
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believable
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credible
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to pay for
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defray
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hardworking, not lazy
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diligent
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sad; dreary
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doleful
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frightful, horrible
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ghastly
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to hold back
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hamper
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to shape or cut down; to hold to
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hew
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poor; in state of poverty
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impoverished
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never stopping; going all the time
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incessant
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complicated; difficult to understand
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intricate
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easy to understand; clear
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lucid
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occuring or published after death
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posthumous
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overly neat, precise, formal
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prim
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grimly or scornfully mocking, sarcastic
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sardonic
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exceeding what is sufficient or required; excess
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superfluous
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to take the place of
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supplant
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to jeer or mock at
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taunt
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holding fast, persistant
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tenacious
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