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20 Cards in this Set
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atone
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v: to make up for
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bondage
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n: slavery; state of being banned or held down
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credible
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adj: believable
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defray
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v: to pay for
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diligent
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adj: hard working
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doleful
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adj: sad; dreary
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ghastly
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adj: frightening; deathly pale
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hamper
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Bonus: to hold back
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hew
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Bonus: cut with an ax3
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impoverished
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adj: poor; state of poverty
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incessant
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adj: never stopping
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intricate
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adj: complicated
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lucid
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adj: easy to understand
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posthumous
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Bonus: published after death
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prim
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Bonus: overly neat
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sardonic
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adj: grimly or scornfully mocking
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superfluous
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Bonus: exceeding what is required
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supplant
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v: to take the place of
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taunt
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v: to jeer at;
n: insulting or mocking remark |
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tenacious
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adj: holding fast
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