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