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14 Cards in this Set
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Atone |
To make up for |
The killer was anxious to atone for his sins. |
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Defray |
To pay for |
Corporate sponsors help to defray the charity's annual telethon. |
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Doleful |
Sad; dready |
One look at the players' doleful face told me that the team had lost the championship game. |
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Ghastly |
Frightful, horrible; deathly pale |
Some people almost afraid to go to sleep because they suffer from ghastly recurring nightmares. |
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Hamper |
To hold back, to hinder |
Poor grade will hamper you in your effort to get a college education. |
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Hew |
To shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to |
Even in crisis, we must hew to this nation's principles of liberty, equality and justice. |
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Incessant |
Never stopping, going on all over the time. |
The loud and incessant chatter of the people at the next table made it hard for us to hear each other. |
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Intricate |
Complicated; difficult to understand |
Our teacher took us through the intricate solution to the equation step by step. |
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Lucid |
Easy to understand, clear; rational, sane |
The abilities to speak in a lucid and persuasive fashion is a great access to a politician. |
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Posthumous |
Occuring or update after death. |
Many artists and writers have been ignored during their lifetimes only to achieve posthumous fame |
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Prim |
Over neat, precise, proper or formal; prudish |
How is it such a prim and tidy person and such a messy one can be such good friends ? |
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Sardonic |
grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic |
Great satirists have their most sardonic wit for the greedy, the corrupt, and the hypocritical. |
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Superfluous |
Exceeding what is sufficent or required; excess |
Neat and well-organized people know how to eliminate all superfluous clutter. |
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Supplant |
To take place of; supersede |
Computers rapidly supplant typewriters in the workplace, just as photocopiers replaced carbon paper. |
