Flashcards in Unit 6D Deck (20):
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atone
to make up for
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bondage
slavery; any state of being bound or held down
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credible
believable, plausible
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defray
to pay for
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diligent
hardworking, industrious, not lazy
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doleful
sad; dreary, dolorous
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gashtly
frightful, horrible; deathly pale
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hamper
to hold back
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hew
to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
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impoverished
poor, in a star of poverty; depleted
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incessant
never stopping, going on all the time
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intricate
complicated; difficult to understand; convoluted
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lucid
easy to understand; clear, rational, sane; limpid
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posthumous
occurring or published after death
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prim
overly neat, proper, or formal; prudish
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sardonic
grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
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superfluous
exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
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supplant
to take the place of, supersede
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taunt
to jeer at, mock; ridicule
an insulting or mocking remark; insult
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