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