Chapter 6 Flashcards

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Atone

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Make up for. Verb.

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Bondage

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Slavery, any state of being bound or held down. Noun.

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Credible

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Believable. Adj.

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Defray

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Pay for. Verb.

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Diligent

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Hardworking, industrious, not lazy. Adj.

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Doleful

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Sad, dreary. Adj.

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Ghastly

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Frightful, horrible, deathly pale. Adj.

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Hamper

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Hold back. Verb.

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Hew

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Shape or cut down with an ax, to hold to. Verb.

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Impoverished

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Poor, in a state of poverty. Adj.

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Incessant

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Never stopping, going on all the time. Adj.

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Intricate

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Complicated. Adj.

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Lucid

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Easy to understand, clear, rational, sane. Adj.

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Posthumous

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Occurring or published after death. Adj.

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Prim

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Overly neat, proper, formal. Adj.

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Sardonic

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Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic. Adj.

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Superfluous

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Exceeding what is sufficient or required. Adj.

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Supplant

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Take the place of. Verb.

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Taunt

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Jeer, mock. Verb. An insulting or mocking remark. Noun.

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Tenacious

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Holding fast, holding together firmly. Adj.