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