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20 Cards in this Set
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atone
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to make up for
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_________ for their mistakes
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bondage
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slavery
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release a slave from ____________
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credible
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believable
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a ___________ excuse for being late
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defray
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to pay for
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____________ the shipping charges
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diligent
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harworking, industrious, not lazy
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a ___________ worker
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doleful
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sad, dreary
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the losers' _______________ faces
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ghastly
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frightful, horrible
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shocked by her ____________ appearance
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hamper
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to hold back
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__________ our efforts
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hew
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to shape or cut down with an ax
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_____ down the mighty tree
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impoverished
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poor, in a state of poverty
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____________ by the war
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incessant
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never stopping
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the ____________ crying of the sick baby
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intricate
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complicated, diffult to understand
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unable to follow his _____________ directions
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lucid
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easy to understand
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a _________ explanation
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posthumous
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occurring or published after death
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Emily Dickinson's _______________ fame
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prim
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overly neat, precise, proper, or formal
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in a _________ bonnet and gloves
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sardonic
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grimly or scornfully mocking
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the satirist's _______________ laughter
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superfluous
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exceeding what is sufficient or required
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just so much _________________ verbiage
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supplant
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to take the place of
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quickly ______________ by a rival
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taunt
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to jeer at, mock
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_____________ by the bully
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tenacious
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holding fast; holding together firmly
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the bulldog's ______________ grasp
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