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20 Cards in this Set
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atone |
to make up for Synonym: expiate |
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bondage |
slavery; any state of being bound or held down Synonym: servitude, subjection, dependence |
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credible |
believable Synonym: plausible, acceptable, likely |
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defray |
to pay for Synonym: bear the cost, foot the bill |
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diligent |
hardworking, industrious, not lazy Synonym: assiduous, sedulous |
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doleful |
sad, dreary Synonym: sorrowful, mournful, dolorous |
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ghastly |
frightful, horrible, deathly pale Synonym: dreadful, appalling, grisly |
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hamper |
to hold back Synonym: hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit |
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hew |
to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold down Synonym: chop, hack, fell, adhere, conform |
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improverished |
poor, in a state of poverty; depleted Synonym: poverty-stricken, destitute, indigent |
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incessant |
never stopping, going on all the time Synonym: ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted |
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intricate |
complicated; difficult to understand Synonym: convoluted |
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lucid |
easy to understand, clear; rational, sane Synonym: limpid intelligible |
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posthumous |
occurring or published after death |
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prim |
overly neat, proper, or formal; prudish Synonym: fussy, fastidious, squeamish |
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sardonic |
grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic Synonym: mordant, acerbic, wry |
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superfluous |
exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess Synonym: surplus, supererogatory |
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supplant |
to take the place of, supersede Synonym: replace, displace, oust |
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taunt |
to jeer at, mock; in insult or mocking remark Synonym: ridicule, insult |
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tenacious |
holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent Synonym: obstinate, stubborn, dogged |