Defs Flashcards
1
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To make up for
A
Atone
2
Q
Slavery; any state of being bound or held down
A
Bondage
3
Q
Believable
A
Credible
4
Q
To pay for
A
Defray
5
Q
Hardworking, industrious, not lazy
A
Diligent
6
Q
Sad,dreary
A
Doleful
7
Q
Frightful, horrible,deathly pale
A
Ghastly
8
Q
To hold back
A
Hamper
9
Q
To shape or cut down with an ax
A
Hew
10
Q
Poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
A
Impoverished
11
Q
Never stopping, going on all the time
A
Incessant
12
Q
Complicated, difficult to understand
A
Intricate
13
Q
Easy to understand, clear, rational, sane
A
Lucid
14
Q
Occurring or published after death
A
Posthumous
15
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Overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
A
Prim
