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Comp midterms Vocab 1-6 Flashcards

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to stop proceedings temporarily, move to another place.

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adjourn

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Foreign, strange

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alien

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having a pleasing appearance

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comely

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to make up for

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compensate

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loose in one’s morals

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dissolute

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different from what’s expected

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erratic

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the process of forcing out.

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expulsion

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a deliberately deceptive movement

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feint

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food for cattle; raw material for a designated purpose

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fodder

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to strengthen

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fortify

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tough to read

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illegible

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to make fun of rudely

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jeer

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brings in money

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lucrative

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average

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mediocre

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to reproduce

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proliferate

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to conquer by force, have control

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subjugate

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to soil, stain, or tarnish

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sully

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18
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torment

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tantalize

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brief, to the point

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terse

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20
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no signs of fear

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unflinching

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21
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to make shorter

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abridge

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a follower

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adherent

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23
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an angry argument

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altercation

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Resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a round face.

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Cherubic

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to pardon, overlook

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condone

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to disagree

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dissent

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famous

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eminent

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28
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to drive out by magic

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exorcise

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29
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manufacture

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fabricate

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30
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greed

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gluttony

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angry

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irate

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32
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a raider

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marauder

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33
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poor person

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pauper

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34
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steal in small amounts

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pilfer

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35
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a split or break

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rift

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36
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a likeness

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semblence

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37
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to overcome

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sermount

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38
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to bring to an end

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terminate

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39
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overused

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trite

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40
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to hold by force

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ursurp

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41
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to caution

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admonish

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42
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a bandit

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brigand

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43
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to break through

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breach

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44
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cautious

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circumspect

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45
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to seize for military usage

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commandeer

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46
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clumsy

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cumbersome

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47
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to spread around freely

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diffuse

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48
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difficult situation

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dillema

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wreckage

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debris

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standstill, stalemate

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deadlock

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to not be known

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efface

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to make a mess of

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muddle

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to incline to beforehand

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predispose

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lasting a long time

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perrenial

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stubborn, closed minded

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opinionated

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sudden and violent, not long-lasting

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spasmodic

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not genuine

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spurious

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save from fire or shipwreck

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salvage

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lacking in restraint

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unbridled

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to give up

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relinquish

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to run off and hide

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abscond

62
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an increase

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access

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lack of government

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anarchy

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hard to do

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arduous

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favorable

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auspicious

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to overcome with fear

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daunt

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to free from tangles

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disentangle

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determined by destiny

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fated

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to mislead with a trick

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hoodwink

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not having life

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inanimate

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to burn to ashes

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incenerate

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very brave

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intrepid

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theft

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larceny

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bending readily

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pliant

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overly self-important in speech and manner

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pompous

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brink of disaster, end of a cliff

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precipice

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original model

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prototype

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to make right

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rectify

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temporary delay

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reprieve

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to attack with words

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revile

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one who takes part in a crime

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accomplice

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unreasonable

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arbitrary

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destroy completely

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annihilate

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shameless; made of brass

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brazen

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a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction

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catalyst

86
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large scale departure

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exodus

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assist

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facilitate

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not able to be corrected

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incorrigible

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not letting light through, not clear

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opaque

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a gloomy manner

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morose

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aggressive for a cause

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militint

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chief of importance

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paramount

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not moving

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stagnant

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careless and hasty

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slapdash

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slavery

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servitude / bondage (is both)

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hidden, but not realized

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latent

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baby talk, babble

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prattle

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to refute

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rebut

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to scold

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reprimand

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to give way to a superior force

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succomb

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to make up for

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atone

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believable

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credible

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sad dreary

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doleful

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to pay for

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defray

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hardworking

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diligent

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frightful, deathly pale

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ghastly

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to hold back

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hamper

108
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state of poverty

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impoverish

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never stopping

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incessant

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complex

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intricate

111
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easy to understand

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lucid

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cut down by an ax

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hew

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bitterly sarcastic

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sardonic

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to supersede

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supplant

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doing extra

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superfluous

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overly neat

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prim

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published after death

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posthumous

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to insult

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taunt

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persistent

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tenacious

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