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