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20 Cards in this Set
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atone
(e ton') |
to make up for
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bondage
(ban' dij) |
slavery; any state of being bound or held down
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incredible
(kred' e bel) |
believable
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defray
(de fra') |
to pay for
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diligent
(dil' e jent) |
hardworking, industrious, not lazy
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doleful
(dol' fel) |
sad; dreary
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ghastly
(gast' le) |
frightful, horrible; deathly pale
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hamper
(ham' per) |
to hold back
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hew
(hyu) |
to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
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impoverished
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poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
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incessant
(in ses' ent) |
never stopping, going on all the time
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intricate
(in' tre ket) |
complicated; difficult to understand
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lucid
(lu' sid) |
easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
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posthumous
(pas' che mes) |
occurring or published after death
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prim
(prim) |
overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
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sardonic
(sar dan' ik) |
grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
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superfluous
(su per' flu wes) |
exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
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supplant
(se plant') |
to take the place of, supersede
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taunt
(tont) |
to jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark
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tenacious
(te na' shes) |
holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
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